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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... clan and the parts of a tribe . Thus if we compare Diagrams II and III and suppose clan A to be the dominant clan in tribe B , then maximal lineages B and C correspond to pri- mary sections X and Y ; major lineages D and E correspond to ...
... clan and the parts of a tribe . Thus if we compare Diagrams II and III and suppose clan A to be the dominant clan in tribe B , then maximal lineages B and C correspond to pri- mary sections X and Y ; major lineages D and E correspond to ...
Page 196
... clan structural form , splitting it into segments along the lines of po- litical fission , but also the clan system may be said to have a corresponding action on the politi- cal structure . In a confusion of lineages of dif- ferent clan ...
... clan structural form , splitting it into segments along the lines of po- litical fission , but also the clan system may be said to have a corresponding action on the politi- cal structure . In a confusion of lineages of dif- ferent clan ...
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... clan , and diffusion- ists seek to trace its source to clans elsewhere . Societies which have clans may influence patri- lineal bands in two ways ; first , borrowed clans may crosscut the bands but fail to change their basic patterns ...
... clan , and diffusion- ists seek to trace its source to clans elsewhere . Societies which have clans may influence patri- lineal bands in two ways ; first , borrowed clans may crosscut the bands but fail to change their basic patterns ...
Contents
Part | 5 |
CHARLES DARWIN AND ALFRED WALLACE On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties | 11 |
Outlook 18451846 | 67 |
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