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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... human communication . Still others focus on the learned traditions of human thought and behavior , how ancient cultures evolved and diversified , and how and why modern cultures change or stay the same . As the world becomes smaller ...
... human communication . Still others focus on the learned traditions of human thought and behavior , how ancient cultures evolved and diversified , and how and why modern cultures change or stay the same . As the world becomes smaller ...
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... human nature ? ” part of the answer surely lies in learning about the taxa to which our ancestors belong . All of these taxa have contributed something to human nature . Table 3.1 defines our species , Homo sapiens , in terms of the ...
... human nature ? ” part of the answer surely lies in learning about the taxa to which our ancestors belong . All of these taxa have contributed something to human nature . Table 3.1 defines our species , Homo sapiens , in terms of the ...
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... humans and apes . We go on to define the unique features of human lan- guage . Then the basic analytic concepts that are employed in formal linguistics are introduced and defined . We move on rapidly to such questions as the relative ...
... humans and apes . We go on to define the unique features of human lan- guage . Then the basic analytic concepts that are employed in formal linguistics are introduced and defined . We move on rapidly to such questions as the relative ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
Copyright | |
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