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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... reciprocal , redistributive , and market . RECIPROCAL EXCHANGE One of the most striking features of the economic life of hunter - gatherers and small - scale agricultural societies is the prominence of exchanges that are conducted ...
... reciprocal , redistributive , and market . RECIPROCAL EXCHANGE One of the most striking features of the economic life of hunter - gatherers and small - scale agricultural societies is the prominence of exchanges that are conducted ...
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... reciprocal ex- change , is usually embedded in a complex set of kinship relations and rituals that may obscure the etic significance of the exchange behavior . Redistri- bution often involves a feast held to celebrate some important ...
... reciprocal ex- change , is usually embedded in a complex set of kinship relations and rituals that may obscure the etic significance of the exchange behavior . Redistri- bution often involves a feast held to celebrate some important ...
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... reciprocal exchange . Control over the counterflow in reciprocal exchange is achieved by communal pres- sure against freeloaders and shirkers . Reciprocity lingers on in price - market societies within kinship groups and is familiar to ...
... reciprocal exchange . Control over the counterflow in reciprocal exchange is achieved by communal pres- sure against freeloaders and shirkers . Reciprocity lingers on in price - market societies within kinship groups and is familiar to ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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