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 141
... Principle of Order in Civilization as Exemplified by Changes of Fashion A. L. Kroeber ( 1876-1960 ) THE IDEA HAS NO DOUBT OFTEN BEEN HELD which the talented dogmatist Le Bon voiced in the assertion that most social phenomena are ex ...
... Principle of Order in Civilization as Exemplified by Changes of Fashion A. L. Kroeber ( 1876-1960 ) THE IDEA HAS NO DOUBT OFTEN BEEN HELD which the talented dogmatist Le Bon voiced in the assertion that most social phenomena are ex ...
Page 179
... principle of classifica- tion that is most commonly adopted in primitive society may be stated as that of the equivalence of brothers . In other words if I stand in a partic- ular relation to one man I regard myself as stand- ing in the ...
... principle of classifica- tion that is most commonly adopted in primitive society may be stated as that of the equivalence of brothers . In other words if I stand in a partic- ular relation to one man I regard myself as stand- ing in the ...
Page 357
... principle , and yang , the male principle , are given equal weight ; " the opposition , alternation , and interaction of these two forces give rise to all phenomena in the universe " ( Siu , 1968 : 2 ) . Hence we might guess that ...
... principle , and yang , the male principle , are given equal weight ; " the opposition , alternation , and interaction of these two forces give rise to all phenomena in the universe " ( Siu , 1968 : 2 ) . Hence we might guess that ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sigmund Freud The Return of Totemism in Childhood 1913 | 67 |
The Foundations of Sociological Thought | 84 |
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