Ancient Society / Edition 1

by Lewis Henry Morgan, Elisabeth Tooker

Overview

"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)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780816509249
Publisher:	University of Arizona Press
Publication date:	05/01/1985
Series:	Classics of Anthropology
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	560
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.50(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

"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)

From the Publisher

<: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)

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