Tristes Tropiques

by Levi-Strauss, Claude; Weightman, John; Weightman, Doreen; Wilcken, Patrick

• ISBN13: 9780143106258
• ISBN10: 0143106252
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-31
• Publisher: Penguin Classics

Summary

First published in 1955, Claude Levi-Strauss's accounts of his researches among the peoples of the Amazon is a fascinating study and influential in understanding the organization of human society. He writes of myths and superstitions, modern cities and ancient villages, and each page is packed with anecdotes and observations. Photos & illus. throughout.

Author Biography

Claude Levi-Strauss (1908-2009), the founder of structural anthropology, was born in Belgium and studied at the University of Paris. A member of the French Academy, he authored numerous works, including Structural Anthropology, The Savage Mind, and Myth and Meaning.
Patrick Wilcken is the author of Claude Levi-Strauss: The Father of Modern Anthropology. He lives in London.
John Weightman (1915-2004) and Doreen Weightman (d. 1985) together translated several important anthropological works of Claude Levi-Strauss and a book about Rousseau by Jean Guehenno.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Notes	p. 3
Translators' Note	p. 14
Tristes Tropiques
An End to Journeying	p. 15
Setting Out	p. 17
On Board Ship	p. 22
The West Indies	p. 29
The Quest for Power	p. 37
Travel Notes	p. 45
Looking Back	p. 47
The Making of an Anthropologist	p. 51
Sunset	p. 61
The New World	p. 71
The Doldrums	p. 73
Guanabara	p. 81
Crossing the Tropic	p. 89
Sao Paulo	p. 95
The Earth and Its Inhabitants	p. 107
Towns and Countryside	p. 109
Pioneer Zone	p. 120
The Magic Carpet	p. 127
Crowds	p. 134
Markets	p. 143
Caduveo	p. 151
Parana	p. 133
Pantanal	p. 161
Nalike	p. 170
A Native Community and its Life-Style	p. 178
Bororo	p. 199
Gold and Diamonds	p. 201
Virtuous Savages	p. 215
The Living and the Dead	p. 230
Nambikwara	p. 247
The Lost World	p. 249
In the Sertão	p. 261
On the Line	p. 272
Family Life	p. 281
A Writing Lesson	p. 294
Men, Women and Chiefs	p. 305
Tupi-Kawahib	p. 319
A Canoe Trip	p. 321
Robinson Crusoe	p. 330
In the Forest	p. 338
The Village of the Crickets	p. 347
The Farce of the Japim Bird	p. 353
Amazonia	p. 361
Seringal	p. 367
The Return	p. 373
The Apotheosis of Augustus	p. 375
A Little Glass of Rum	p. 383
Taxila	p. 394
The Kyong	p. 405
Index	p. 416
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