Structuralist Analysis in Contemporary Social Thought by Miri... - 9781138983083

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Structuralist Analysis in Contemporary Social ThoughtA Comparison of the Theories of Claude Lvi-Strauss and Louis Althusser\nAuthor(s): Miriam Glucksmann\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138983083, 978-1138983083\nSynopsis\nThe primary concern of this book is to investigate whether or not structuralism constitutes a distinctive framework in the social sciences. The author focuses on two major structuralist thinkers, Louis Althusser and Claude Lvi-Strauss. She analyses and compares the structure of their theory, and places them within the context of their respective disciplines. Dr Glucksmann began working on this book at a time when structuralism was at the height of its popularity in France, and was thought to be a homogenous alternative to bourgeois sociology. The progress of her study implicitly reflects the developments and divergences within structuralist thought that have emerged since then. In particular,.