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Reproduction and succession : studies in anthropology, law, and society
- Title
- Reproduction and succession : studies in anthropology, law, and society / Robin Fox.
- Author
- Fox, Robin, 1934-
- Publication
- New Brunswick, U.S.A. : Transaction Publishers, ©1993.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GN487 .F7 1993 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 269 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- An argument about the role of the the biological base in cultural behavior based upon detailed studies of law cases involving polygamy, motherhood by contract, and the struggle between kinship and politics in ancient Greece.
- Alternative Title
- Reproduction & succession
- Subject
- Kinship
- Kinship (Law)
- Human reproduction
- Law and anthropology
- Reproduction
- kinship
- 86.06 ethnological jurisprudence
- 73.43 family, kinship and marriage (ethnology)
- Human reproduction
- Kinship
- Law and anthropology
- Erbrecht
- Fortpflanzung
- Rechtsanthropologie
- Verwantschap
- Opvolging
- Polygamie
- Draagmoederschap
- Antigone (Sophocles)
- Note
- Spine title: Reproduction & succession.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-259) and index.
- Contents
- Empirical knowledge and legal theory -- The case of the polygamous policeman -- The case of the reluctant gentrix -- The lineal equation -- The virgin and the godfather : kinship law versus state law in Greek tragedy and after -- Sisters' sons and monkeys' uncles : six theories in search of an avunculate.
- ISBN
- 1560000678
- 9781560000679
- LCCN
- 92013207
- OCLC
- ocm25707752
- 25707752
- SCSB-1973401
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library