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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... ture is transmitted from one society to another . Dif- fusion , like enculturation , is not automatic and can- not stand alone as an explanatory principle . Neigh- boring societies can have both highly similar as well as highly ...
... ture is transmitted from one society to another . Dif- fusion , like enculturation , is not automatic and can- not stand alone as an explanatory principle . Neigh- boring societies can have both highly similar as well as highly ...
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... 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 increases the efficiency of the ...
... 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 increases the efficiency of the ...
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... ture and Environment , Brian Ferguson , ed . , pp . 329-355 . Orlando , Fla .: Academic Press . - 1984b " Approaches to Applied Anthropol- ogy . " Communication and Cognition 17 : 135–162 . COHEN , YEHUDI . 1978 " The Disappearance of ...
... ture and Environment , Brian Ferguson , ed . , pp . 329-355 . Orlando , Fla .: Academic Press . - 1984b " Approaches to Applied Anthropol- ogy . " Communication and Cognition 17 : 135–162 . COHEN , YEHUDI . 1978 " The Disappearance of ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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