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W. Robertson Smith and the Sociological Study of Religion (Hardcover): T.O. Beidelman W. Robertson Smith and the Sociological Study of Religion (Hardcover)
T.O. Beidelman; Foreword by E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R884 R757 Discovery Miles 7 570 Save R127 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
African Political Systems (Paperback): M. Fortes, E.E. Evans-Pritchard African Political Systems (Paperback)
M. Fortes, E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R1,449 Discovery Miles 14 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1940 and this edition in 1987, this book is a comparative study of African political institutions. It describes different types of social organisation that are found in a number of African societies and analyses the principles underlying these traditional forms of government. The volume represents the results of field studies carried out by trained investigators in a number of areas, and was compiled and edited under the auspices of the International African Institute. It will be of interest to students, anthropologists and administrators.

Social Anthropology (Hardcover): E.E. Evans-Pritchard Social Anthropology (Hardcover)
E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R9,872 Discovery Miles 98 720 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Social Anthropology explains and illustrates the methods of modern anthropology, tracing its development from pre-nineteenth-century philosophical speculations and the empirical work of explorers, missionaries and colonial servants, up to the second half of the twentieth century. First published in 1951.

The Gift (Hardcover): Marcel Mauss The Gift (Hardcover)
Marcel Mauss; Translated by Ian Cunnison; E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R871 R749 Discovery Miles 7 490 Save R122 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Political System of the Anuak of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Paperback): E.E. Evans-Pritchard The Political System of the Anuak of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Paperback)
E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R1,302 Discovery Miles 13 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Political System of the Anuak of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

African Political Systems (Hardcover): M. Fortes, E.E. Evans-Pritchard African Political Systems (Hardcover)
M. Fortes, E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R5,525 Discovery Miles 55 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First published in 1940 and this edition in 1987, this book is a comparative study of African political institutions. It describes different types of social organisation that are found in a number of African societies and analyses the principles underlying these traditional forms of government. The volume represents the results of field studies carried out by trained investigators in a number of areas, and was compiled and edited under the auspices of the International African Institute. It will be of interest to students, anthropologists and administrators.

Causal Explanation for Social Scientists - A Reader (Hardcover, New): Andrew P. Vayda, Bradley B. Walters Causal Explanation for Social Scientists - A Reader (Hardcover, New)
Andrew P. Vayda, Bradley B. Walters; Contributions by Jose F. Arocha, T. C. Chamberlin, Jon Elster, …
R3,428 Discovery Miles 34 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

All social scientists, despite their differences on many issues, ask causal questions about the world. In this anthology, Andrew P. Vayda and Bradley B. Walters set forth strategy and methods to answer those questions. The selected readings, all illuminating causal explanation for social scientists, are not only by anthropologists, sociologists, economists, and human ecologists but also by philosophers, biologists, psychologists, historians, and specialists in other fields. The essays will appeal to those doing applied research on practical problems as well as those seeking mainly to satisfy their curiosity about the causes of whatever events or types of events interest them.

Causal Explanation for Social Scientists - A Reader (Paperback): Andrew P. Vayda, Bradley B. Walters Causal Explanation for Social Scientists - A Reader (Paperback)
Andrew P. Vayda, Bradley B. Walters; Contributions by Jose F. Arocha, T. C. Chamberlin, Jon Elster, …
R1,510 Discovery Miles 15 100 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

All social scientists, despite their differences on many issues, ask causal questions about the world. In this anthology, Andrew P. Vayda and Bradley B. Walters set forth strategy and methods to answer those questions. The selected readings, all illuminating causal explanation for social scientists, are not only by anthropologists, sociologists, economists, and human ecologists but also by philosophers, biologists, psychologists, historians, and specialists in other fields. The essays will appeal to those doing applied research on practical problems as well as those seeking mainly to satisfy their curiosity about the causes of whatever events or types of events interest them.

Social Anthropology (Paperback): E.E. Evans-Pritchard Social Anthropology (Paperback)
E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R1,482 Discovery Miles 14 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Social Anthropology explains and illustrates the methods of modern anthropology, tracing its development from pre-nineteenth-century philosophical speculations and the empirical work of explorers, missionaries and colonial servants, up to the second half of the twentieth century. First published in 1951.

The Political System of the Anuak of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Hardcover): E.E. Evans-Pritchard The Political System of the Anuak of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Hardcover)
E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R3,576 Discovery Miles 35 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Political System of the Anuak of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

The Divine Kingship of the Shilluk of the Nilotic Sudan - The Frazer Lecture 1948 (Paperback): E.E. Evans-Pritchard The Divine Kingship of the Shilluk of the Nilotic Sudan - The Frazer Lecture 1948 (Paperback)
E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R419 Discovery Miles 4 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Originally published in 1948, this book presents the content of the Frazer Lecture in Social Anthropology for that year, which was delivered by E. E. Evans-Pritchard at Cambridge University. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in anthropology and the Nilotic peoples.

Theories of Primitive Religion (Paperback, New Impression): E.E. Evans-Pritchard Theories of Primitive Religion (Paperback, New Impression)
E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R2,023 Discovery Miles 20 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this book E.E. Evans-Pritchard examines the various theories which have been put forward by anthropologists to account for the religions of primitive peoples-and, by implication, religion in general.

Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic among the Azande (Paperback, Abridged Ed): E.E. Evans-Pritchard Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic among the Azande (Paperback, Abridged Ed)
E.E. Evans-Pritchard; Abridged by Eva Gillies
R1,941 Discovery Miles 19 410 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This acknowledged masterpiece has been abridged to make it more accessible to students. In her introduction, Eva Gillies presents the case for the relevance of the book to modern anthropologists.

The Gift (Paperback): Marcel Mauss The Gift (Paperback)
Marcel Mauss; Translated by Ian Cunnison; E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R407 R377 Discovery Miles 3 770 Save R30 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
W. Robertson Smith and the Sociological Study of Religion (Paperback): T.O. Beidelman W. Robertson Smith and the Sociological Study of Religion (Paperback)
T.O. Beidelman; Foreword by E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R421 R387 Discovery Miles 3 870 Save R34 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Gift - Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies (Paperback): Marcel Mauss The Gift - Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies (Paperback)
Marcel Mauss; Translated by Ian Cunnison; Introduction by E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R342 Discovery Miles 3 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

2011 Reprint of 1954 American Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This is perhaps the first systematic study of the custom, widespread in primitive societies from ancient Rome to present-day Melanesia, of exchanging gifts. The gift is conceived as a transaction forming part of all human, personal relationships between individuals and groups. These gift exchanges are at the same time moral, economic, juridical, aesthetic, religious, mythological and social phenomena. A classic work.

The Gift - Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies (Paperback): Marcel Mauss The Gift - Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies (Paperback)
Marcel Mauss; Translated by Ian Cunnison; Introduction by E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R347 Discovery Miles 3 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

2011 Reprint of 1954 American Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This is perhaps the first systematic study of the custom, widespread in primitive societies from ancient Rome to present-day Melanesia, of exchanging gifts. The gift is conceived as a transaction forming part of all human, personal relationships between individuals and groups. These gift exchanges are at the same time moral, economic, juridical, aesthetic, religious, mythological and social phenomena. A classic work.

Nuer - A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People (Hardcover): E.E. Evans-Pritchard Nuer - A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People (Hardcover)
E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R681 Discovery Miles 6 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Nuer - A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People (Paperback): E.E.... The Nuer - A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People (Paperback)
E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R446 Discovery Miles 4 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Nuer - A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People (Paperback, Revised): E.E.... The Nuer - A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People (Paperback, Revised)
E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R2,320 Discovery Miles 23 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Observation of Savage Peoples (Paperback): Joseph-Marie Degerando The Observation of Savage Peoples (Paperback)
Joseph-Marie Degerando; Edited by F. C. T. Moore; Preface by E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R867 Discovery Miles 8 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.

The Observation of Savage Peoples (Hardcover): Joseph-Marie Degerando The Observation of Savage Peoples (Hardcover)
Joseph-Marie Degerando; Edited by F. C. T. Moore; Preface by E.E. Evans-Pritchard
R1,924 Discovery Miles 19 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.

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