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68
Citations
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World Ranking
840
National Ranking
156

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Jack Goody was affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions spanned several areas within social sciences, with notable focus on subfields such as urban studies, political science and international relations, cultural studies, and anthropology.

Their work covered main topics including immigration law and human rights, Polish historical and cultural studies, cultural and social studies, and global maritime and colonial histories. This breadth indicates an interdisciplinary approach connecting social, cultural, and political dimensions.

Goody's publication record highlights several recent papers:

  • "Os Taliban, Bamiyan e Nós: o Outro islâmico" (2024), published in the Scientific Repository of Open Access of Portugal (RCAAP)
  • "L'individualisme" (2020), published in Cahiers philosophiques
  • "نقد منهج التأريخ الكولونيالي للفكر العلمي في الصين: مفارقة جوزيف نيدهام" (2022), published in تبين للدراسات الفكرية و الثقافية

These publications appeared in frequent venues, including the Scientific Repository of Open Access of Portugal (RCAAP), Cahiers philosophiques, and تبين للدراسات الفكرية و الثقافية.

Goody collaborated frequently with several scholars, including Joel Robbins, Sigrid Rausing, Ernest Gellner, James Laidlaw, and William Wyse. Each of these coauthors appeared multiple times alongside Goody, reflecting recurring research partnerships.

In 2004, Goody was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

  • The Domestication of the Savage Mind

    Jack Goody

  • The consequences of literacy

    Jack Goody;Ian Watt

  • The logic of writing and the organization of society

    Jack Goody

  • The Development of the Family and Marriage in Europe

    Jack Goody

  • Literacy in traditional societies

    Jack Goody

  • The interface between the written and the oral

    Jack Goody

  • Cooking, Cuisine and Class: A Study in Comparative Sociology

    Jack Goody

  • Production and Reproduction: A Comparative Study of the Domestic Domain

    Jack Goody

  • Bridewealth and Dowry

    Jack Goody;Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah

  • Production and Reproduction

    Jack Goody

  • The developmental cycle in domestic groups

    Jack Goody

  • The Theft of History

    Jack Goody

  • Technology, tradition, and the state in Africa

    Jack Goody

  • Religion and Ritual: The Definitional Problem

    Jack Goody

  • The status of women

    Emrys L. Peters;Jack Goody;Emanuel Marx

  • The power of the written tradition

    Jack Goody

  • Bridewealth and dowry in Africa and Eurasia

    Jack Goody

  • Death, property and the ancestors : a study of the mortuary customs of the LoDagaa of West Africa

    Jack Goody

  • The Domestication of the Savage Mind

    John Trimbur;Jack Goody

  • The Interface between the Written and the Oral

    Brian King;Jack Goody

  • Literacy in Traditional Societies@@@Literacy and Development in the West

    Unknown

  • The Domestication of the Savage Mind.

    Pierre Maranda;Jack Goody

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Cole
Michael Cole University of East London
Claude Lévi-Strauss
Claude Lévi-Strauss Université Paris Cité
James S. Coleman
James S. Coleman University of Chicago
Peter Burke
Peter Burke University of California, Riverside

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