Anthropological Theory: An Introductory History

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Mayfield Publishing Company, 1999 - Social Science - 599 pages
A comprehensive and accessible survey of the history of theory in anthropology, this anthology of classic readings contains in-depth commentary in introductions and notes to help guide students through excerpts of seminal anthropological works. The commentary provides the background information needed to understand each article, its central concepts, and its relationship to the social and historical context in which it was written.

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Contents

Introduction
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Sigmund Freud The Return of Totemism in Childhood 1913
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The Foundations of Sociological Thought
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