Marxism and "primitive" societies : two studies

The two essays which make up this work bear on the same question: in the study of "primitive" societies, how useful is the Marxist view of social development, historical materialism? Terray has resurrected what orthodox anthropologists of current schools consider to be the ghosts of anthropology -- evolutionism and materialism -- and interpreted them in an overall Marxist framework. Morgan And Contemporary Anthropology.--historical Materialism And Segmentary Lineage-based Societies. Translated By Mary Klopper. Translation Of Le Marxisme Devant Les Sociétiés Primitives. Includes Bibliographical References. Morgan and contemporary anthropology. Historical materialism and segmentary lineage-based societies.