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 119
... specific communal action exists and that it is specifically structured to pro- tect the possession of goods per se and especially the power of individuals to dispose , in principle freely , over the means of production . The exis- tence ...
... specific communal action exists and that it is specifically structured to pro- tect the possession of goods per se and especially the power of individuals to dispose , in principle freely , over the means of production . The exis- tence ...
Page 122
... specific occupational traditions of handi- crafts or of other arts , and cultivate a belief in their ethnic community . They live in a " diaspora " strictly segregated from all personal intercourse , except that of an unavoidable sort ...
... specific occupational traditions of handi- crafts or of other arts , and cultivate a belief in their ethnic community . They live in a " diaspora " strictly segregated from all personal intercourse , except that of an unavoidable sort ...
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... specific position , which impair his understanding of the total situation . An even more serious obsta- cle against his achieving objectivity is the fact that he tends to regard as axiomatic and primary the ideals , values , and norms ...
... specific position , which impair his understanding of the total situation . An even more serious obsta- cle against his achieving objectivity is the fact that he tends to regard as axiomatic and primary the ideals , values , and norms ...
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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