“The Andaman Islanders (1922)” by Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
Published in 1922, “The Andaman Islanders” is a seminal ethnography by Alfred Radcliffe-Brown that explores...
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“The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture (1946)” by Ruth Benedict
Published in 1946, “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword” is a landmark anthropological study of Japanese...
“The Elementary Structure of Kinship” by Claude Lévi-Strauss
Published in 1949, “The Elementary Structures of Kinship” is a monumental work in anthropology, wherein Claude...
“Coming of Age in Samoa (1928)” by Margaret Mead
Published in 1928, Margaret Mead’s “Coming of Age in Samoa” stands as a pivotal work...
“Structural Anthropology (1958)” by Claude Lévi-Strauss
In his seminal 1958 work, Claude Lévi-Strauss introduces the revolutionary concept of structuralism to anthropology,arguing...
“Patterns of Culture (1934)” by Ruth Benedict
Published in 1934, Ruth Benedict’s “Patterns of Culture” explores the concept of cultural relativism,...
“The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies (1925)” by Marcel Mauss
In this groundbreaking 1925 essay, French sociologist Marcel Mauss explores the multifaceted nature of gift-giving...
“The Interpretation of Cultures(1973)” by Clifford Geertz
In his seminal 1973 work, Clifford Geertz revolutionised anthropological thought by proposing a semiotic approach...
Herbert Spencer’s “The Social Organism” (1860)
In 1860, Herbert Spencer, a prominent English philosopher and social theorist, presented a compelling...