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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Page 131
... important group of scholars shaping American anthropology . Next to Boas , the most influential figure in American anthropology during the first half of the twentieth century was A. L. Kroeber . Kroeber was the first of Boas ' students ...
... important group of scholars shaping American anthropology . Next to Boas , the most influential figure in American anthropology during the first half of the twentieth century was A. L. Kroeber . Kroeber was the first of Boas ' students ...
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... important pursuit inextricably bound up with the Kula , is that of the secondary trade . Voyaging to far - off countries , endowed with natu- ral resources unknown in their own homes , the Kula sailors return each time richly laden with ...
... important pursuit inextricably bound up with the Kula , is that of the secondary trade . Voyaging to far - off countries , endowed with natu- ral resources unknown in their own homes , the Kula sailors return each time richly laden with ...
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... important cultural inven- tions were containers to hold the products of gathering , and some sort of sling or net to carry babies . 12 The latter in particular must have been extremely important with the loss of body hair and the ...
... important cultural inven- tions were containers to hold the products of gathering , and some sort of sling or net to carry babies . 12 The latter in particular must have been extremely important with the loss of body hair and the ...
Contents
Part | 5 |
CHARLES DARWIN AND ALFRED WALLACE On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties | 11 |
Outlook 18451846 | 67 |
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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