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Culture, People, Nature:

An Introduction to General Anthropology
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Thomas Y. Crowell, 1975 - Social Science - 694 pages

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I keep this book handy to reference the full inventory of elements in sociocultural systems. No matter what problem is at hand, it is always good to review the full suite of sociocultural elements ...

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Contents

INTRODUCTION The Importance of General Anthropology
1
Biological Evolution
7
Population Genetics
13
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Culture, people, nature: an introduction to general anthropology
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Marvin Harris
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TitleCulture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General Anthropology
AuthorMarvin Harris
Edition2, illustrated
PublisherThomas Y. Crowell, 1975
ISBN0690007086, 9780690007084
Length694 pages
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Social Science / Anthropology / General
  
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