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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... universal development of productive forces is a universal intercourse between men established , which pro- duces in all nations simultaneously the phe- nomenon of the " propertyless " mass ( universal competition ) , makes each nation ...
... universal development of productive forces is a universal intercourse between men established , which pro- duces in all nations simultaneously the phe- nomenon of the " propertyless " mass ( universal competition ) , makes each nation ...
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... universal subordination of women ; for instance , in her opening paragraph , Ortner states that the secondary status of women is a " pan - cultural fact . " The purpose of the article is to formulate a theory that explains this universal ...
... universal subordination of women ; for instance , in her opening paragraph , Ortner states that the secondary status of women is a " pan - cultural fact . " The purpose of the article is to formulate a theory that explains this universal ...
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... universal of human society derives from , and in turn supports , the assumption that primitive communal society was ultimately or- dered by the same constraints and compulsions that order class society . * Where institutionalized ...
... universal of human society derives from , and in turn supports , the assumption that primitive communal society was ultimately or- dered by the same constraints and compulsions that order class society . * Where institutionalized ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sigmund Freud The Return of Totemism in Childhood 1913 | 67 |
The Foundations of Sociological Thought | 84 |
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