Kinship: An Introduction to the Basic Concepts
- ISBN-10
- 0631203591
- ISBN-13
- 9780631203599
- Series
- Kinship
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-05-28
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Author
- David Parkin
Description
This book is an introduction to the social anthropology of kinship - to the ways in which the peoples of different cultures marry and relate to each other within and outside the family.
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- 2012-04
- 158 pages
- Paperback
- Genealogical Publishing Company
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