Lewis Henry Morgan served as a legislator in the New York State Assembly and as commissioner of Indian Affairs in New York. He was made an adopted member of the Seneca tribe in 1847 Robin Fox is University Professor of Social Theory at Rutgers University
Review
"This book, first published in 1877, is believed to be the first modern inquiry into social evolution.
Receiving much attention from Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, Ancient Society made a great impact on historians
of the last century and influenced general anthropology."
--Lore and Language (England)
University of Arizona Press Web Site, November, 2000
Summary
eprint of the 1877 edition (which is cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed.) with a new introduction by Robin Fox. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
