Anthropological Theory: An Introductory HistoryA comprehensive and accessible survey of the history of theory in anthropology, this anthology of classic and contemporary readings contains in-depth commentary in introductions and notes to help guide students through excerpts of seminal anthropological works. The commentary provides the background information needed to understand each article, its central concepts, and its relationship to the social and historical context in which it was written. |
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... Darwin ( 1731-1802 ) were two great evolutionists of the late eighteenth century , and their work exerted a profound influ- ence on the development of later evolutionary the- ory . Although they held similar views , Lamarck's theories ...
... Darwin ( 1731-1802 ) were two great evolutionists of the late eighteenth century , and their work exerted a profound influ- ence on the development of later evolutionary the- ory . Although they held similar views , Lamarck's theories ...
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... DARWIN , ESQ . , F.R.S. , F.L.S. , F.G.S. , AND ALFRED WALLACE , ESQ . Communicated by Sir Charles Lyell , F.R.S. , F.L.S. , and J. D. Hooker , Esq . , M.D. , V.P.R.S. , F.L.S. , & c . [ Read July 1st , 1858 ] 2. The Social Organism ...
... DARWIN , ESQ . , F.R.S. , F.L.S. , F.G.S. , AND ALFRED WALLACE , ESQ . Communicated by Sir Charles Lyell , F.R.S. , F.L.S. , and J. D. Hooker , Esq . , M.D. , V.P.R.S. , F.L.S. , & c . [ Read July 1st , 1858 ] 2. The Social Organism ...
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... Darwin is clearly thinking of his experiences in the Galapagos . That Darwin came to much of his understand- ing of evolution as a result of his visit to the Galapagos is well known . Less well known is the fact that he came to ...
... Darwin is clearly thinking of his experiences in the Galapagos . That Darwin came to much of his understand- ing of evolution as a result of his visit to the Galapagos is well known . Less well known is the fact that he came to ...
Contents
Part | 5 |
CHARLES DARWIN AND ALFRED WALLACE On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties | 11 |
Outlook 18451846 | 67 |
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