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Myth and MeaningClaude Lévi-Strauss

Myth and Meaning

Claude Lévi-Strauss

First published 1978Original language EN

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Part of a seriesMassey Lectures56 volumes
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In addresses written for a wide general audience, one of the twentieth century's most prominent thinkers, Claude Lévi-Strauss, here offers the insights of a lifetime on the crucial questions of human existence. Responding to questions as varied as 'Can there be meaning in chaos?', 'What can science learn from myth?' and 'What is structuralism?', Lévi-Strauss presents, in clear, precise language, essential guidance for those who want to learn more about the potential of the human mind.

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    The Rich Nations and the Poor Nations1961Start here
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    The Educated Imagination1963
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  3. The Image of Confederation
    The Image of Confederation1964
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  4. The Underdeveloped Country
    The Underdeveloped Country1965
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  5. Like a Conquered Province: The Moral Ambiguity of America
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    Conscience for Change1968
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  7. The Politics of the Family
    The Politics of the Family1969
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    Time as History1969
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  9. "... Therefore choose life"
    "... Therefore choose life"1971
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    The Power of the Law1971
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    Inscape and Landscape1973
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  12. Nostalgia for the Absolute
    Nostalgia for the Absolute1974
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    The Real World of Democracy1983
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    Globalism and the Nation-State1984
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    Prisons We Choose to Live Inside1985
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    The Real World of Technology1989
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    Compassion and Solidarity: The Church for Others1990
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    21st Century Capitalism1993
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    The Unconscious Civilization1995
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    The Elsewhere Community1998
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    Becoming Human1998
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    The Triumph of Narrative1999
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    Belonging : the paradox of citizenship2014
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    History's People: Personalities and the Past2015
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  46. Return of History: Conflict, Migration and Geopolitics in the Twenty-First Century
    Return of History: Conflict, Migration and Geopolitics in the Twenty-First Century2016
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  47. In Search of a Better World: A Human Rights Odyssey
    In Search of a Better World: A Human Rights Odyssey2017
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    Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society2020
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    Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling2021
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    Laughing with the Trickster: On Sex, Death, and Accordions2022
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    The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart2023
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    What I Mean To Say: Remaking Conversation in our Time2024
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