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An Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology : Adaptations, Structures, Meanings /

"A concise yet comprehensive guide to cultural anthropology using a materialist approach. This revised and updated edition exposes students to the cultural detail and personal experiences that lie in the anthropological record and extends their anthropological understanding to contemporary issu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haines, David W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2017]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures; Preface; 1. The Anthropological Vision; Part I. Adaptations ; 2. Introduction to Part I; 3. Foragers; 4. Horticulturalists; 5. Agriculturalists; 6. Pastoralists; 7. Industrialists; Part II. Structures ; 8. Introduction to Part II; 9. Kinship: Terminology and Households; 10. Kinship: Descent and Marriage; 11. Economics ; 12. Politics; 13. Religion; Part III. Meanings ; 14. Introduction to Part III; 15. Cognition; 16. Language; 17. Expression; 18. Action; Glossary; Index.