Small Places, Large Issues: An Introduction to Social and Cultural AnthropologyA revised and updated edition of this unique best-selling guide to social and cultural anthropology. |
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... population depend on general purpose money in their daily life . At least nominally , more than half of the world's adult population is literate . Urban Anthropology : Change and Continuity One of the most visible aspects of social and ...
... population depend on general purpose money in their daily life . At least nominally , more than half of the world's adult population is literate . Urban Anthropology : Change and Continuity One of the most visible aspects of social and ...
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... population ) , such as Japan , Iceland and Bangladesh . 2 . Countries with a large ethnic majority ( 75-89 per cent of the population ) , including Bhutan , Vietnam and Turkey . 3. Countries where the largest ethnic group makes up 50-75 ...
... population ) , such as Japan , Iceland and Bangladesh . 2 . Countries with a large ethnic majority ( 75-89 per cent of the population ) , including Bhutan , Vietnam and Turkey . 3. Countries where the largest ethnic group makes up 50-75 ...
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... population of 1.2 million . For generations , the Indians ( or ' East Indians ' , as they are locally called ) were the poorest and in many ways most marginal part of the population : they were illiterate , rural and strongly culturally ...
... population of 1.2 million . For generations , the Indians ( or ' East Indians ' , as they are locally called ) were the poorest and in many ways most marginal part of the population : they were illiterate , rural and strongly culturally ...
Contents
Comparison and Context | 1 |
Fieldwork and Interpretation | 14 |
The Social Human | 30 |
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