Bernardo Bernardi ; translated from the Italian by David I. Kertzer.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1985.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xv, 191 pages ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Cambridge studies in social anthropology ;
Volume Designation
57
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-181) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Machine derived contents note: 1. Characteristics of age class systems; 2. The anthropological study of age class systems; 3. Legitimation and power in age class systems; 4. The choice of ethnographic models; 5. The initiation model; 6. The initiation-transition model; 7. The generational model; 8. The residential model; 9. The regimental model; 10. The choreographic model; 11. Women and age class system; 12. The ethnemic significance of the age class system; 13. History and changes in age class systems.