Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyWritten by a foremost spokesperson on cultural materialism, this book introduces students to the four fields of anthropology making all aspects of archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology and cultural anthropology accessible and relevant to readers. |
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... Trobriand Islanders - The difference between headmen and chiefs can be illustrated with the case of the Trobriand Islanders . Trobriander society was divided into several matri- lineal clans and subclans of unequal rank and priv- ilege ...
... Trobriand Islanders - The difference between headmen and chiefs can be illustrated with the case of the Trobriand Islanders . Trobriander society was divided into several matri- lineal clans and subclans of unequal rank and priv- ilege ...
Page 311
... Trobrianders derived their protein supply . The Trobriand chief could not cut off access to these resources and hence could not exercise permanent coercive political control over subordinates . ( B ) Another illustration of the ...
... Trobrianders derived their protein supply . The Trobriand chief could not cut off access to these resources and hence could not exercise permanent coercive political control over subordinates . ( B ) Another illustration of the ...
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... Trobriand males couldn't develop the same kind of complex because it was their mother's brother and not their father who exercised authority over them . Thus , Trobriand males grew up without the hate - love feelings toward their father ...
... Trobriand males couldn't develop the same kind of complex because it was their mother's brother and not their father who exercised authority over them . Thus , Trobriand males grew up without the hate - love feelings toward their father ...
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Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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