List of tables and figures; Preface; 1. Evolution and communication; 2. Intellectuals in pre-literate societies?; 3. Literacy, criticism and the growth of knowledge; 4. Literacy and classification: on turning the tables; 5. What's in a list?; 6. Following a formula; 7. The recipe, the prescription and the experiment; 8. The Grand Dichotomy reconsidered; Notes to the text; References; List of abbreviations; Index.
Professor Goody's research in West Africa resulted in finding an alternative way of thinking about 'traditional' societies.
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