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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... relationship between infrastruc- ture and structure . The convergence toward mixed- market and command economies among advanced industrial societies , for example , is best understood as selection for an economic structure that ...
... relationship between infrastruc- ture and structure . The convergence toward mixed- market and command economies among advanced industrial societies , for example , is best understood as selection for an economic structure that ...
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... relationship established between a woman and one or more persons . 2. This relationship assures that a child born to the woman is accorded full birth rights common to normal members of his or her society , provided that 3. the child is ...
... relationship established between a woman and one or more persons . 2. This relationship assures that a child born to the woman is accorded full birth rights common to normal members of his or her society , provided that 3. the child is ...
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... relationship should be omitted in the defini- tion of marriage in order to accommodate such cases ( Dillingham and Isaac 1975 ) . The task of understanding varieties of domes- tic organization is made more difficult when all these ...
... relationship should be omitted in the defini- tion of marriage in order to accommodate such cases ( Dillingham and Isaac 1975 ) . The task of understanding varieties of domes- tic organization is made more difficult when all these ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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