{"product_id":"introducing-levi-strauss-a-graphic-guide-paperback","title":"Introducing Levi-Strauss: A Graphic Guide - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBoris Wiseman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJudy Groves\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroducing Lévi-Strauss is a guide to the work of the great French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908-2009). The book brilliantly traces the development and influence of Lévi-Strauss' thought, from his early work on the function of the incest taboo to initiate an exchange of women between groups, to his identification of a timeless \"wild\" or \"primitive\" mode of thinking - a pensée sauvage - behind the processes of human culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccessibly written by Boris Wiseman and beautifully illustrated by Judy Groves, Introducing Lévi-Strauss also explores the major contribution that Lévi-Strauss made to contemporary aesthetic history - his work on American-Indian mythology provides a key insight into the way in which art itself comes into being. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is an essential introduction to a key thinker.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Wiseman studied in London at King's College and the London School of Economics and in Paris at the Sorbonne Nouvelle and the École Normale Supérieure. He had been a lecturer in the French Department at Durham University since 1997 and is currently at the University of Copenhagen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJudy Groves is a painter, graphic designer and illustrator. She has illustrated numerous Introducing titles.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.5 x 4.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700640354367,"sku":"9781848316935","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0badccc7c0cdcabeb75da434c25183aa.webp?v=1765017559","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/introducing-levi-strauss-a-graphic-guide-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}