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Louis Dumont

    August 1, 1911 – November 19, 1998

    This French anthropologist explored human culture and society through his tenure at Oxford University and as director at EHESS in Paris. His work focuses on gaining a deeper understanding of human traditions and thought processes. His insights offer a unique perspective on the diversity of human life. His literary legacy lies in his meticulous fieldwork and theoretical contributions to anthropology.

    Homo hierarchicus
    Individualismus
    Essais sur l'individualisme
    Homo aequalis
    German Ideology
    Hierarchy and Marriage Alliance in South Indian Kinship
    • 1996

      German Ideology

      • 264 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      This work examines the different national forms of the modern ideology of economic individualism. By means of a detailed comparison of France and Germany, it seeks to demonstrate that the French and German notions of individualism are far from equivalent.

      German Ideology