Crime and Custom in Savage Society

2014 Reprint of 1926 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software.& 34;Crime and Custom in Savage Society& 34; represents Bronislaw Malinowski& 39;s major discussion of the relationship between law and society. Throughout his career he constructed a coherent science of anthropology, one modeled on the highest standards of practice and theory. Methodology steps forward as a core element of the refashioned anthropology, one that stipulates the manner in which anthropological data should be acquired. Malinowski& 39;s choice of law was not inevitable, but neither was it unmotivated. Anyone interested in understanding the social structure and organization of societies cannot avoid dealing with the concept of& 34;law,& 34; even if it is to deny its presence. Law and anthropology have shown a natural affinity for one another, sharing a beneficial history of using the methods and viewpoints of one to inform and advance the other. The best lesson Malinowski provides us with comes in the last paragraphs of& 34;Crime and Custom in Savage Society& 34;:& 34;The true problem is not to study how human life submits to rules; the real problem is how the rules become adapted to life.& 34; On that question, he has left us richly inspired to continue the quest.