{"product_id":"wild-thought-a-new-translation-of-la-pensee-sauvage","title":"Wild Thought: A New Translation of \"La Pensée Sauvage\"","description":"As the most influential anthropologist of his generation, Claude L vi-Strauss left a profound mark on the development of twentieth-century thought. Through a mixture of insights gleaned from linguistics, sociology, and ethnology, L vi-Strauss elaborated his theory of structural unity in culture and became the preeminent representative of structural anthropology. \u003ci\u003eLa Pens e sauvage\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in French in 1962, was his crowning achievement. Ranging over philosophies, historical periods, and human societies, it challenged the prevailing assumption of the superiority of modern Western culture and sought to explain the unity of human intellection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Controversially titled \u003ci\u003eThe Savage Mind \u003c\/i\u003ewhen it was first published in English in 1966, the original translation nevertheless sparked a fascination with L vi-Strauss's work among Anglophone readers. \u003ci\u003eWild Thought \u003c\/i\u003erekindles that spark with a fresh and accessible new translation. Including critical annotations for the contemporary reader, it restores the accuracy and integrity of the book that changed the course of intellectual life in the twentieth century, making it an indispensable addition to any philosophical or anthropological library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaude Lévi-Strauss\u003c\/b\u003e (1908-2009) is the most important anthropologist of the twentieth century, a leader in structuralist thought, and one of the key figures in the history of modern thought. He held the chair of social anthropology at the Collège de France between 1959 and 1982 and was elected a member of the Académie française in 1973. His many influential works include \u003ci\u003eTristes Tropiques\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStructural Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTotemism\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWild Thought\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. The Press has published many English editions of his works. \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Mehlman\u003c\/b\u003e is University Professor of French at Boston University. He is the author of several books, as well as a translator of many texts by Lacan and Derrida, among others. \u003cb\u003eJohn Leavitt\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator and \u003ci\u003eprofesseur titulaire\u003c\/i\u003e of anthropology at the University of Montreal. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLinguistic Relativities\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor of \u003ci\u003ePoetry and Prophecy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50651256094994,"sku":"9780226413082","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b278490e-f709-48c5-a49c-2905c91c7a8e.jpg?v=1733298327","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wild-thought-a-new-translation-of-la-pensee-sauvage","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}