"L vi-Strauss is a French savant par excellence, a man of extraordinary sensitivity and human wisdom .
It is] indispensable reading."- Natural History. . . .
The Raw and the Cooked ] adds yet another chapter to the tireless quest for a scientifically accurate, esthetically viable, and philosophically relevant cultural anthropology. . . . a deliberate stylist with profound convictions and convincing arguments. . . "L vi-Strauss is a French savant par excellence, a man of extraordinary sensitivity and human wisdom