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 66
... existence of individuals means , existence of individuals which is directly linked up with world history . Communism is for us not a state of affairs which is to be established , an ideal to which real- ity [ will ] have to adjust ...
... existence of individuals means , existence of individuals which is directly linked up with world history . Communism is for us not a state of affairs which is to be established , an ideal to which real- ity [ will ] have to adjust ...
Page 87
... existence prior to his own implies their existence outside of himself . The system of signs I use to express my thought , the system of cur- rency I employ to pay my debts , the instruments of credit I utilize in my commercial relations ...
... existence prior to his own implies their existence outside of himself . The system of signs I use to express my thought , the system of cur- rency I employ to pay my debts , the instruments of credit I utilize in my commercial relations ...
Page 92
... existence of some specific sanction or by the resistance offered against every individual effort that tends to violate it . One can , however , define it also by its diffusion within the group , provided that , in conformity with our ...
... existence of some specific sanction or by the resistance offered against every individual effort that tends to violate it . One can , however , define it also by its diffusion within the group , provided that , in conformity with our ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sigmund Freud The Return of Totemism in Childhood 1913 | 67 |
The Foundations of Sociological Thought | 84 |
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