Penguin Random House, author portrait placeholder image

Patrick Wilcken

Patrick Wilcken is the author of Empire Adrift: The Portuguese court in Rio de Janeiro, 1808–1821. He studied anthropology at Goldsmiths College, London University, and now works as a campaigner on the Brazil desk at Amnesty International. He lives in London.
Claude L?vi-Strauss

Books

Claude L?vi-Strauss

Books for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

In June we celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual + (LGBTQIA+) Pride Month, which honors the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. Pride Month is a time to both celebrate the accomplishments of those in the LGBTQ+ community and recognize the ongoing struggles faced by many across the world who wish to live

Read more

Rockford University students use Claude Lévi-Strauss’s Tristes Tropiques in Introduction to International Studies

By: Dr. Ron Lee, Associate Professor, Political Science; Chair, Department of Political Science, Sociology, and Criminal Justice; Director, First Year Seminar Program at Rockford University   In an age defined by its great enthusiasm for diversity, a serious concern with the differences between us requires that we advance our understanding of those differences beyond a

Read more