Claude Levi-Strauss dies at 100; French philosopher's ideas
He was known as the father of modern anthropology because of his then-revolutionary conclusion that so-called primitive societies did not differ greatly intellectually from modern ones.
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French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss dies aged 100, Anthropology
Levi Strauss.C, PDF, Postmodernism
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Claude Lévi Strauss: French social anthropologist
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A sad day for Anthropology: Levi-Strauss Passes at 100 - Erkan's
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Claude Lévi Strauss - Media Theorist
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On His 100th Birthday, the Anthropologist Lévi-Strauss Captivates Paris - The New York Times
Sad Obituary
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