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... means that we must examine the selective forces and adaptive responses that have given us our physical shape , our physiological needs , our psychological drives , much of our behavior , and our basic mental capabilities . From Animal ...
... means that we must examine the selective forces and adaptive responses that have given us our physical shape , our physiological needs , our psychological drives , much of our behavior , and our basic mental capabilities . From Animal ...
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... means by which hunters and gatherers maintain their high levels of leisure and high standards of living . These means involve not only a system of production , but a system of reproduction . Abundant leisure is coupled with high levels ...
... means by which hunters and gatherers maintain their high levels of leisure and high standards of living . These means involve not only a system of production , but a system of reproduction . Abundant leisure is coupled with high levels ...
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... means of preindustrial techniques . Since the state in these situations is all - powerful - setting production quotas , controlling prices , extracting taxes in kind and in labor - the official view that rent or its equivalent is not ...
... means of preindustrial techniques . Since the state in these situations is all - powerful - setting production quotas , controlling prices , extracting taxes in kind and in labor - the official view that rent or its equivalent is not ...
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Biological Evolution | 7 |
FIGURES 11 Anthropologists at Work 289 | 8 |
Population Genetics | 13 |
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