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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... Kung San ( the designates a sound that is not used in English , called a click ) are a hunter- gatherer people who live in the Kalahari Desert on both sides of the border between Botswana and Namibia in southern Africa ( Lee 1979 ) ...
... Kung San ( the designates a sound that is not used in English , called a click ) are a hunter- gatherer people who live in the Kalahari Desert on both sides of the border between Botswana and Namibia in southern Africa ( Lee 1979 ) ...
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... Kung caloric intake and a large share of protein as well . Studies of the ! Kung and like band - organized hunter - gatherers have dispelled the notion that the hunting - gathering way of life , even in adverse envi- ronments ...
... Kung caloric intake and a large share of protein as well . Studies of the ! Kung and like band - organized hunter - gatherers have dispelled the notion that the hunting - gathering way of life , even in adverse envi- ronments ...
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... Kung San , for example , put in an average of only about 20 hours per week in hunting . The basic reason for this is that their mode of production is not intensifiable . If they worked more hours per week , they would not only find it ...
... Kung San , for example , put in an average of only about 20 hours per week in hunting . The basic reason for this is that their mode of production is not intensifiable . If they worked more hours per week , they would not only find it ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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