Gregory Bateson was a philosopher, anthropologist, photographer, naturalist, and poet, as well as the husband and collaborator of Margaret Mead.

Through Pierre Bourdieu's work in Kabylia (Algeria), he develops a theory on symbolic power.

Discusses the significance of totemism among primitive peoples and its interpretation by anthropologists and philosophies.

This is the first time that seminal pieces of the work of this much-neglected scholar have been translated into English.

" Twenty years have passed, and Raymond Firth suggests that the book has moved over to a more central place in the literature of anthropological reflection.

First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

In this classic work Mary Douglas identifies the concern for pirity as a key theme at the heart of every society. She reveals its wide-ranging impact on our attitudes tp society, values, cosmology and knowledge.

... As a historical resource, the collection undertakes fresh readings of the work of well-known women anthropologists and also reclaims the writings of women of color for anthropology.

"Tzvetan Todorov, an internationally admired scholar, aims in this book to salvage the good name of the Enlightenment so that its ideas can once more inspire humane thought and action.