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Exploring the interplay between relationships and knowledge, the book delves into how Euro-American kinship reflects a knowledge-based society since the scientific revolution. It addresses contemporary issues such as biotechnology, evolving family structures, legal interventions, and intellectual property debates. By drawing on examples from Melanesia and beyond, it examines themes of personhood and ownership, highlighting the complexities of social relations in anthropological studies.
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Kinship, Law and the Unexpected, Marilyn Strathern
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- Kinship, Law and the Unexpected
- Subtitle
- Relatives Are Always a Surprise
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Marilyn Strathern
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN13
- 9780521615099
- Category
- Ethnography
- Description
- Exploring the interplay between relationships and knowledge, the book delves into how Euro-American kinship reflects a knowledge-based society since the scientific revolution. It addresses contemporary issues such as biotechnology, evolving family structures, legal interventions, and intellectual property debates. By drawing on examples from Melanesia and beyond, it examines themes of personhood and ownership, highlighting the complexities of social relations in anthropological studies.