Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyWritten by a foremost spokesperson on cultural materialism, this book introduces students to the four fields of anthropology making all aspects of archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology and cultural anthropology accessible and relevant to readers. |
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Page 340
... India and such groups as the Jews or blacks in the United States or the Inca elite . How- ever , some features of the Indian caste hierarchy are unique and deserve special attention . The unique features of Indian castes have to do with ...
... India and such groups as the Jews or blacks in the United States or the Inca elite . How- ever , some features of the Indian caste hierarchy are unique and deserve special attention . The unique features of Indian castes have to do with ...
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... India , the error in the top - down view is just as great in India as in the United States . Mencher reports that the lowest castes are not satisfied with their station in life and do not believe they are treated fairly by their caste ...
... India , the error in the top - down view is just as great in India as in the United States . Mencher reports that the lowest castes are not satisfied with their station in life and do not believe they are treated fairly by their caste ...
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... India became too costly to be raised for meat , their value as a source of traction power increased ( the land had to be plowed more intensively as population grew ) . Therefore , they had to be protected rather than abominated , and so ...
... India became too costly to be raised for meat , their value as a source of traction power increased ( the land had to be plowed more intensively as population grew ) . Therefore , they had to be protected rather than abominated , and so ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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