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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... evolution years before the publication of Darwin's work . Darwin even applied some of the concepts developed in Spencer's work in his own theory of biological evolution . As a result , Dar- winian evolution was readily accepted by the ...
... evolution years before the publication of Darwin's work . Darwin even applied some of the concepts developed in Spencer's work in his own theory of biological evolution . As a result , Dar- winian evolution was readily accepted by the ...
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... evolutionary framework , their studies examined different as- pects of culture . Morgan focused on the evolu- tion of elements such as the family and subsis- tence patterns . Tylor's major contribution was a theory concerning the evolution ...
... evolutionary framework , their studies examined different as- pects of culture . Morgan focused on the evolu- tion of elements such as the family and subsis- tence patterns . Tylor's major contribution was a theory concerning the evolution ...
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... Evolution of Cul- ture , " White proposed that the control of energy was a key factor in cultural evolution and could serve as the standard by which to measure evolu- tionary progress . According to White , culture was the means by ...
... Evolution of Cul- ture , " White proposed that the control of energy was a key factor in cultural evolution and could serve as the standard by which to measure evolu- tionary progress . According to White , culture was the means by ...
Contents
Part | 5 |
CHARLES DARWIN AND ALFRED WALLACE On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties | 11 |
Outlook 18451846 | 67 |
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Anthropological Theory: An Introductory History R. Jon McGee,Richard L. Warms No preview available - 2003 |
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A. R. Radcliffe-Brown American analysis animals anthro anthropology argued avunculate Balinese band behavior believed biological Boas Boasian cattle ceremony clan cockfight cognitive colonial concubinage conflict context culture Darwin dominant Durkheim economic ence energy essay ethnographic ethnoscience European evolution evolutionary example existence fact Franz Boas functions Geertz gender Hanunóo human hunting ideas Ilongot important individual interpretation Julian Steward kinship Kroeber Kula Lévi-Strauss lineages linguistics living logical male Marx Marxist means ment milk tree mother's brother myth nations native nature Ndembu Nuer organization paragraph patrilineal pattern phratry political position potlatch primitive production psychological Radcliffe-Brown relations relationship ritual role semantic networks sexual social society sociobiology specific Spencer status structure symbols theory tion tive totem traits tribes Tsembaga tural ture turtle turtle hunting Tylor University village women