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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... evolutionary progress was not achieved through competition , but was pro- pelled by the " flowering " of " germs of thought . " This " flowering " was driven by the development of new subsistence strategies . The increasingly complex ...
... evolutionary progress was not achieved through competition , but was pro- pelled by the " flowering " of " germs of thought . " This " flowering " was driven by the development of new subsistence strategies . The increasingly complex ...
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... evolutionary process marked by revolution in which new levels of so- cial , political , and economic development were achieved through class struggle . They viewed his- tory as a sequence of evolutionary stages , each marked by a unique ...
... evolutionary process marked by revolution in which new levels of so- cial , political , and economic development were achieved through class struggle . They viewed his- tory as a sequence of evolutionary stages , each marked by a unique ...
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... evolutionary theory was fundamentally sound , but that nineteenth - century evolutionists had worked with inadequate data . Following Spen- cer , White argued that evolutionary development from simple to complex , with increasing ...
... evolutionary theory was fundamentally sound , but that nineteenth - century evolutionists had worked with inadequate data . Following Spen- cer , White argued that evolutionary development from simple to complex , with increasing ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sigmund Freud The Return of Totemism in Childhood 1913 | 67 |
The Foundations of Sociological Thought | 84 |
Copyright | |
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