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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... ecological relationships . Most of the energy flowing through preindustrial energy systems consists of food energy . The technology of energy production cannot be al- tered by whim . It has evolved through successive stages of technical ...
... ecological relationships . Most of the energy flowing through preindustrial energy systems consists of food energy . The technology of energy production cannot be al- tered by whim . It has evolved through successive stages of technical ...
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... ecological function , but it continued to be useful on the level of structural rela- tionships . THE SACRED COW The case of the sacred cow of India conforms to the general theory that the flesh of certain animals is made taboo when it ...
... ecological function , but it continued to be useful on the level of structural rela- tionships . THE SACRED COW The case of the sacred cow of India conforms to the general theory that the flesh of certain animals is made taboo when it ...
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... Ecology of Ancient Tupi Warfare . " In Warfare , Culture and Environment , Brian Ferguson , ed . , pp . 241-265 . Orlando ... Ecological Relationships of Ethnic Groups in Swat , North Pakistan . " In Man in Adaptation , Yehudi Cohen , ed ...
... Ecology of Ancient Tupi Warfare . " In Warfare , Culture and Environment , Brian Ferguson , ed . , pp . 241-265 . Orlando ... Ecological Relationships of Ethnic Groups in Swat , North Pakistan . " In Man in Adaptation , Yehudi Cohen , ed ...
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Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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