Seasonal Variations of the Eskimo: A Study in Social Morphology

by Marcel Mauss, James J. Fox (Translator)

Overview

Seasonal Variations of the Eskimo is one of the first books in anthropology to adopt a sociological approach to the analysis of a single society. Mauss links elements of anthropology and human geography, arguing that geographical factors should be considered in relation to a social context in all its complexity.
The work is an illuminating source on the Eskimo and a proto-type of what an anthropologist should do with ethnographic data and exerted considerable influence on the development of social anthropology.
English translation first published in 1979.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415866583
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/28/2013
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	146
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Marcel Mauss

Table of Contents

1. General Morphology 2. Seasonal Morphology 3. The Causes of Eskimo Seasonal Variations 4. The Effects of Eskimo Seasonal Variation 5. Conclusion