Sahlins, M: What Kinship is - and is Not

"Clearly destined to become something of a classic in kinship studies in anthropology. This is partly because of the huge breadth of Marshall Sahlins's scholarship, which takes in everything from Aristotle to the most up-to-date references in the study of kinship, including a wonderful range of standard and lesser-known works along the way. But this of course is not just a work of synthesis; it is also an original, brilliant, and, above all, creative contribution to current debates in the discipline." (Janet Carsten, University of Edinburgh)"