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 361
... women as identified with nature and women as " merely " closer to nature is subtle and performs two tasks in this essay . First , it makes her case more compelling but less amenable to testing . If Ortner said that women were identified ...
... women as identified with nature and women as " merely " closer to nature is subtle and performs two tasks in this essay . First , it makes her case more compelling but less amenable to testing . If Ortner said that women were identified ...
Page 417
... women within the discipline , until recently , discussions of women in the anthropological literature were usually limited to introductory textbook chapters on marriage , family , and kinship . Beginning in the 1970s , how- ever , women ...
... women within the discipline , until recently , discussions of women in the anthropological literature were usually limited to introductory textbook chapters on marriage , family , and kinship . Beginning in the 1970s , how- ever , women ...
Page 451
... women who required European surroundings . In fact , threatened by challenges to Euro- pean superiority , colonial leaders moved to increase the separation between rulers and subjects . The arrival of European women was the mechanism ...
... women who required European surroundings . In fact , threatened by challenges to Euro- pean superiority , colonial leaders moved to increase the separation between rulers and subjects . The arrival of European women was the mechanism ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sigmund Freud The Return of Totemism in Childhood 1913 | 67 |
The Foundations of Sociological Thought | 84 |
Copyright | |
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