Ancient Society

by Lewis Henry Morgan

Overview

Reproduction of the original: Ancient Society by Lewis Henry Morgan

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783752442830
Publisher:	Outlook Verlag
Publication date:	08/15/2020
Pages:	436
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.13(d)

About the Author

Lewis Henry Morgan (November 21, 1818 - December 17, 1881) was a pioneering American anthropologist and social theorist who worked as a railroad lawyer. He is best known for his work on kinship and social structure, his theories of social evolution, and his ethnography of the Iroquois. Interested in what holds societies together, he proposed the concept that the earliest human domestic institution was the matrilineal clan, not the patriarchal family.

Editorial Reviews

<:st>Reprint of the 1877 edition (which is cited in ) with a new introduction by Robin Fox. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"This book, first published in 1877, is believed to be the first modern inquiry into social evolution. Receiving much attention from Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, Ancient Society made a great impact on historians of the last century and influenced general anthropology."—Lore and Language (England)

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