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Social Science Cultural

The Compact

Selected Dimensions of Friendship

edited by Elliott Leyton

Publisher
ISER Books
Initial publish date
Jan 1974
Category
Cultural
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780919666085
    Publish Date
    Jan 1974
    List Price
    $19.95

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This is the first major attempt in modern anthropology at studying friendship on a cross-cultural basis. The collection brings together field studies from Ireland, Canada, Africa, and New Guinea (including an essay on friendship among the primates). In addition, Robert Paine, Cora Du Bois and S.N. Eisenstadt each provide theoretical approaches to our understanding of the friendship bond in human behaviour.

About the author

Elliott Leyton is one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s most distinguished authors and scholars. His books include The Myth of Delinquency, Hunting Humans, Men of Blood and Touched by Fire. He is professor emeritus at Memorial University Newfoundland, and holds research and faculty appointments in Ireland and England.

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