One of the world's leading anthropologists assesses the work of the
founder of structural anthropology
As a young man, Maurice Godelier was Claude Lévi-Strauss's assistant.
Since then, Godelier has drawn on this experience to develop a profound
and intimate grasp on the writings of his former teacher, one of the
most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Meticulously
researched, Lévi-Strauss: A Critical Study of His Thought will prove
indispensable to students of Lévi-Strauss and to structural
anthropologists more generally. It is a compelling and comprehensive
study destined to become the definitive work on the evolution of
Lévi-Strauss's ideas, at the heart of which lies his analysis of kinship
and myth.