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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Page 348
... women for their power than in Malinowski's account , but women also emerge as having far more influence in their own right . She concludes that all too often an- thropologists " have allowed ' politics by men ' to struc- ture our ...
... women for their power than in Malinowski's account , but women also emerge as having far more influence in their own right . She concludes that all too often an- thropologists " have allowed ' politics by men ' to struc- ture our ...
Page 352
... women met in coun- cil to discuss matters that affected their interests as traders , farmers , or wives . A man who violated the woman's market rules , let his goats eat a woman's crops , or persistently mistreated his wife ran the risk ...
... women met in coun- cil to discuss matters that affected their interests as traders , farmers , or wives . A man who violated the woman's market rules , let his goats eat a woman's crops , or persistently mistreated his wife ran the risk ...
Page 357
... women ( except to the extent that women still may wish to have chil- dren ) . It is no accident that women's rights are rising as the strategic value of masculine brawn declines . Who needs extra muscle power when the decisive processes ...
... women ( except to the extent that women still may wish to have chil- dren ) . It is no accident that women's rights are rising as the strategic value of masculine brawn declines . Who needs extra muscle power when the decisive processes ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
PART I | 7 |
Dominant and Recessive Genes | 14 |
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