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Technology, literacy and the evolution of society : implications of the work of Jack Goody / edited by David R. Olson, Michael Cole.

Contributor(s): Language: English Publisher: Mahwah, N.J. Lawrence Erlbaum, 2006Description: xxii, 358 p. ill., 1 map 24 cmISBN:
  • 0805854029
  • 9780805854022
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 301/.092 22
LOC classification:
  • HM831
Other classification:
  • Oa
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Contents:
An introduction to Jack Goody's historical anthropology / Rosaire Langlois -- Agrarian civilization and modern world society / Keith Hart -- Succession to high office : the Chinese case / Patricia Ebrey -- Between East and West : Greek Catholic icons and cultural boundaries / Chris Hann -- Culture and gender in European bourgeois society 1870-1914 / Eric Hobsbawm -- Kinship and evolved psychological dispositions : the mother's brother controversy reconsidered / Maurice Block and Dan Sperber -- The use and abuse of classification / G.E.R. Lloyd -- Images in flowers / Jean-Claude Schmitt -- Orality in politics / Geoffrey Hawthorn -- Writing and kinship in Northern Ghana : from cowry payments to paper documents / Sean Hawkins -- The writing of social organization and the literate situating of cognition : extending Goody's social implications of writing / Charles Bazerman -- Dynamics of the emergence of sociocultural institutional practices / Esther N. Goody -- Not by words alone : reclothing the "oral" / Ruth Finnegan -- The documentary tradition in mind and society / David R. Olson -- Rethinking the Goody myth / Michael Cole and Jennifer Cole.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Inspired by the seminal work of Jack Goody, a historical anthropologist specializing in the study of social structure and change, Technology, Literacy, and the Evolution of Society gathers diverse perspectives of 20 distinguished historians, anthropologists, psychologists, and educators to address the role of technologies in social stability and change in traditional and modern societies. In this interdisciplinary text, scholars examine the ways in which local languages and cultural traditions, modes of production and communication, patterns of local knowledge and authority affect how people and cultures resist or accommodate demands for such change.
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With work from acclaimed contributors, this pioneering volume is the first analysis of the influence of Jack Goody. It provides a thorough look at the relations between societies of different practices, customs, and values, determining the mechanisms behind sociocultural stability and change.
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Technology, Literacy, and the Evolution of Society is intended for graduate students and academics in history, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and education, as well as academics and all others interested in pursuing the directions and implications of the work and influence of Jack Goody.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

"Bibliography of Jack Goody's work": p. 325-342.

An introduction to Jack Goody's historical anthropology / Rosaire Langlois -- Agrarian civilization and modern world society / Keith Hart -- Succession to high office : the Chinese case / Patricia Ebrey -- Between East and West : Greek Catholic icons and cultural boundaries / Chris Hann -- Culture and gender in European bourgeois society 1870-1914 / Eric Hobsbawm -- Kinship and evolved psychological dispositions : the mother's brother controversy reconsidered / Maurice Block and Dan Sperber -- The use and abuse of classification / G.E.R. Lloyd -- Images in flowers / Jean-Claude Schmitt -- Orality in politics / Geoffrey Hawthorn -- Writing and kinship in Northern Ghana : from cowry payments to paper documents / Sean Hawkins -- The writing of social organization and the literate situating of cognition : extending Goody's social implications of writing / Charles Bazerman -- Dynamics of the emergence of sociocultural institutional practices / Esther N. Goody -- Not by words alone : reclothing the "oral" / Ruth Finnegan -- The documentary tradition in mind and society / David R. Olson -- Rethinking the Goody myth / Michael Cole and Jennifer Cole.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface: Technology and Social Change(p. ix)
  • Acknowledgments(p. xix)
  • Contributors(p. xxi)
  • I Introduction
  • 1 An Introduction to Jack Goody's Historical Anthropology(p. 3)
  • II Historical Anthropology: Kinship, Inheritance, and the State
  • 2 Agrarian Civilization and Modern World Society(p. 29)
  • 3 Succession to High Office: The Chinese Case(p. 49)
  • 4 Between East and West: Greek Catholic Icons and Cultural Boundaries(p. 73)
  • 5 Culture and Gender in European Bourgeois Society 1870-1914(p. 101)
  • 6 Kinship and Evolved Psychological Dispositions: The Mother's Brother Controversy Reconsidered(p. 115)
  • 7 The Use and Abuse of Classification(p. 141)
  • 8 Images in Flowers(p. 165)
  • III Orality, Literacy, and Written Culture
  • 9 Orality in Politics(p. 177)
  • 10 Writing and Kinship in Northern Ghana: From Cowry Payments to Paper Documents(p. 189)
  • 11 The Writing of Social Organization and the Literate Situating of Cognition: Extending Goody's Social Implications of Writing(p. 215)
  • 12 Dynamics of the Emergence of Sociocultural Institutional Practices(p. 241)
  • 13 Not by Words Alone: Reclothing the "Oral"(p. 265)
  • 14 The Documentary Tradition in Mind and Society(p. 289)
  • 15 Rethinking the Goody Myth(p. 305)
  • Bibliography of Jack Goody's Work(p. 325)
  • Author Index(p. 343)
  • Subject Index(p. 351)