Australian Kin Classification
(Book #23 in the Cambridge Studies in Social Anthropology Series)
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This study aims to resolve the century-old debate about the nature of Australian aboriginal societies and the comparability of their structures with the structures of other tribal and kinship-based societies. It begins with a critical evaluation and refutation of the claims that Australians are 'ignorant of physical paternity' and therefore cannot have systems of kin classification. Professor Scheffler then demonstrates that systems of kin classification...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521040523
ISBN13:9780521040525
Release Date:September 2007
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:592 Pages
Weight:1.89 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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