The Law of Primitive Man
Author | : E. Adamson Hoebel |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2009-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674038703 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674038707 |
Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Law of Primitive Man written by E. Adamson Hoebel and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic work in the anthropology of law offers ambitiously conceived analyses of the fundamental rights and duties treated as law among nonliterate peoples. The heart of the book is an analysis of the law of five societies: the Eskimo; the Ifugao; the Comanche, Kiowa, and Cheyenne tribes; the Trobriand Islanders; and the Ashanti.