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Autobiography, travelogue, confession, "tristes tropiques' was first published in France in 1955. In it, Levi-Strauss breaks away from his specialized works on structural anthropology, and shows how his ideas grew out of his own personal experience, first as a young professor of philosophy in South America before the Second World War, then as a Jewish exile during the German occupation of France, and later as the great anthropologist of the post-war years. Newly translated from the revised French edition of 1968, this is the first complete edition of the book to appear in English. It covers various journeys to and from South America; life on board ship, particularly a refugee ship in the last war; the atmosphere of French and Brazilian intellectual circles; the Asian disregard for human life as a warning against over-population in Europe; the differing essences of European, South American, Buddhist and Muslim cultures; and finally, the vital years of fieldwork with the Caduveo, Bororo, Nambikwara and Tupi-Kawahib tribes. Descriptions of the countries alternate with anecdotes and chronicling of contrasting tribal organizations.
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iques is one of the great books of our century," said Susan Sontag. "It is rigorous, subtle, and bold in thought. It is beauti-
fully written. And, like all great books, it bears an absolutely personal stamp; it speaks with a human voice."
Tristes Tropiques was an immensely popular bestseller when it was first published in
France in 1955. Claude Lévi-Strauss's ground-
breaking study of the societies of a number of Amazonian peoples is a cornerstone of structural anthropology and an exploration by the author of his own intellectual roots as a professor of philosophy in Brazil before the Second World War, as a Jewish exile from Nazi-occupied Europe, and later as a world-renowned academic (he taught at New York's New School for Social Research and was French cultural attaché to the United States). Lévi-Strauss's central journey leads from the Amazon basin through the dense upland jungles of Brazil. There, among the Amerindian
fully written. And, like all great books, it bears an absolutely personal stamp; it speaks with a human voice."
Tristes Tropiques was an immensely popular bestseller when it was first published in
France in 1955. Claude Lévi-Strauss's ground-
breaking study of the societies of a number of Amazonian peoples is a cornerstone of structural anthropology and an exploration by the author of his own intellectual roots as a professor of philosophy in Brazil before the Second World War, as a Jewish exile from Nazi-occupied Europe, and later as a world-renowned academic (he taught at New York's New School for Social Research and was French cultural attaché to the United States). Lévi-Strauss's central journey leads from the Amazon basin through the dense upland jungles of Brazil. There, among the Amerindian
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- PublisherPicador
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0330306456
- ISBN 13 9780330306454
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages544
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