Anthropological Theory: An Introductory HistoryA 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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Page 444
... Colonial Cultures Ann L. Stoler ( 1949– ) 1 1 Quotidian : daily . A quotidian assertion is an everyday assertion . novel and pragmatic response to the conditions of conquest ? An effective theory of exchange is necessary both for ...
... Colonial Cultures Ann L. Stoler ( 1949– ) 1 1 Quotidian : daily . A quotidian assertion is an everyday assertion . novel and pragmatic response to the conditions of conquest ? An effective theory of exchange is necessary both for ...
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... colonial distinctions of difference , linking fears of sexual contamination , physical danger , climatic incompatibility , and moral breakdown to a European colonial identity with a racist and class - specific core . Colonial scientific ...
... colonial distinctions of difference , linking fears of sexual contamination , physical danger , climatic incompatibility , and moral breakdown to a European colonial identity with a racist and class - specific core . Colonial scientific ...
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... colonial officials was beneficial to the colonized , then concubinage had positive effects . If colonial au- thorities did not at least believe that concubinage had some political benefit to their subjects , they would have no moti ...
... colonial officials was beneficial to the colonized , then concubinage had positive effects . If colonial au- thorities did not at least believe that concubinage had some political benefit to their subjects , they would have no moti ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sigmund Freud The Return of Totemism in Childhood 1913 | 67 |
The Foundations of Sociological Thought | 84 |
Copyright | |
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