This volume contains a selection of Edmund Leach's writings on society, taken largely, though not exclusively, from the early part of his career. It includes such essays as Rethinking Anthropology and extracts from Political Systems of Highland Burma.

Intellectual biography of Edmund Leach, a leading social anthropologist of his generation, with illustrations.

Edmund Leach's book investigates the writings of 'structuralists' and their theories in anthropology.

Brings together a representative selection of the writings of Edmund Leach.

Reflecting upon the changing human condition, Palsson addresses various conflated zones of life at particular times and scales. Engaging with topical issues on the public agenda, from personal genomics to human-animal relations to the global environment, the book sets out a compelling case for meaningful change.