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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... organization of the conquest de- termined by them , feudal property developed un- der the influence of the Germanic military consti- tution . Like tribal and communal ownership , it is based again on a community ; but the directly pro ...
... organization of the conquest de- termined by them , feudal property developed un- der the influence of the Germanic military consti- tution . Like tribal and communal ownership , it is based again on a community ; but the directly pro ...
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... organization , is unfair . The climate in which pristine systems of state organization took shape no longer exists . The presence of numerous modern states and the efficiency of communications have converted all movements toward state ...
... organization , is unfair . The climate in which pristine systems of state organization took shape no longer exists . The presence of numerous modern states and the efficiency of communications have converted all movements toward state ...
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... organization there is a state . If political organization is universal , so then is the state . One is the the group , other an institutionalized complex of behavior ( Hoebel , 1949 , p . 376 ) .27 In a revision of the same book after a ...
... organization there is a state . If political organization is universal , so then is the state . One is the the group , other an institutionalized complex of behavior ( Hoebel , 1949 , p . 376 ) .27 In a revision of the same book after a ...
Contents
Part | 5 |
CHARLES DARWIN AND ALFRED WALLACE On the Tendency of Species to Form Varieties | 11 |
Outlook 18451846 | 67 |
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