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An Introduction to General Anthropology Marvin Harris. ECONOMY An economy is a set of institutionalized activities which ... economic organization form a " seamless " unity with the ecosystem ; other aspects blend imperceptibly with the ...
An Introduction to General Anthropology Marvin Harris. ECONOMY An economy is a set of institutionalized activities which ... economic organization form a " seamless " unity with the ecosystem ; other aspects blend imperceptibly with the ...
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... economic role of women may closely approximate that of an exploited caste or class ( see p . 402 ) . Women are assigned the dull , arduous , and repetitious economic tasks : fetching water and firewood , cooking , carrying the children ...
... economic role of women may closely approximate that of an exploited caste or class ( see p . 402 ) . Women are assigned the dull , arduous , and repetitious economic tasks : fetching water and firewood , cooking , carrying the children ...
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... economic analysis . All the concepts ap- propriate to the analysis of contemporary economic systems , such as wages , rent , interest , property , and capital , have a political dimension to them . Just as production and exchange in ...
... economic analysis . All the concepts ap- propriate to the analysis of contemporary economic systems , such as wages , rent , interest , property , and capital , have a political dimension to them . Just as production and exchange in ...
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Population Genetics | 13 |
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Suborder Anthropoidea versus Suborder Prosimii | 27 |
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