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Ethnology - ĕthnŏlˈəjē, scientific study of the origin and functioning of human cultures. It is usually considered one of the major branches of cultural anthropology, the other two being anthropological archaeology and anthropological linguistics. In the 19th cent. ethnology was historically oriented and offered explanations for extant cultures, languages, and

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Culture & Ethnology » Read Now
by Robert H. Lowie. 192 pgs.

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...CULTURE ETHNOLOGY BY ROBERT H. LOWIE, PH.D. Associate...sole and exclusive subject-matter of ethnology, as consciousness is the subject-matter...imperative with modern...
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The Interpretation of Cultures: Selected Essays » Read Now
by Clifford Geertz. 470 pgs.

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...The Interpretation of Cultures THE INTERPRETATION OF CULTURES SELECTED ESSAYS BY Clifford Geertz A Member of the Perseus Books Group 1973 BasicBooks, A...
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Local Knowledge: Further Essays in Interpretive Anthropology » Read Now
by Clifford Geertz. 244 pgs.

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The noted cultural anthropologist and author of 'The Interpretation of Cultures' deepens our understanding of human societies through the intimacies of 'local knowledge.'
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Introduction: Units for Describing and Analyzing Culture and Society, in Ethnology » Read Now
by Victor De Munck. 14 pgs.

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...cultural units problem. (Cultural units, ethnology, ethnography, method, nomothetic theories...complementary missions: ethnography and ethnology. Ethnography has dominated...
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Distributional Instability and the Units of Culture, in Ethnology » Read Now
by John B. Gatewood. 12 pgs.

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...York. -- 1966c (1920). The Methods of Ethnology. Race, Language, and Culture, pp. 281-89...1912. On the Principle of Convergence in Ethnology. Journal of American Folklore...
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Anthropology and Human Behavior » Read Now
by Anthropological Society of Washington. 216 pgs.

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...anthropological theme. Boas 1911 came to see language as one in kind with ethnological phenomena generally he interpreted ethnology as the science of mental phenomena , but...
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Conquests and Cultures: An International History » Read Now
by Thomas Sowell. 496 pgs.

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"This impressive historical study by Thomas Sowell takes a different slice at history than the usual study and by doing so provides us with new insights into the complex process of societal evolution".
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Social and Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction » Read Now
by John Monaghan, Peter Just. 156 pgs.

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If you want to know what anthropology is, look at what anthropologists do. This Very Short Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology combines an accessible account of some of the disciplines guiding principles and methodology with abundant examples and illustrations of anthropologists at...
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If you want to know what anthropology is, look at what anthropologists do. This Very Short Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology combines an accessible account of some of the disciplines guiding principles and methodology with abundant examples and illustrations of anthropologists at work. Peter Just and John Monaghan begin by discussing anthropologys most important contributions to modern thought: its investigation of culture as a distinctively human characteristic, its doctrine of cultural relativism, and its methodology of fieldwork and ethnography. They then examine specific ways in which social and cultural anthropology have advanced our understanding of human society and culture, drawing on examples from their own fieldwork. The book ends with an assessment of anthropologys present position, and a look forward to its likely future.
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Essays in Social Anthropology » Read Now
by E. E. Evans-Pritchard. 358 pgs.

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...referred to on the continent as either ethnology or sociology. Even in England the expression...under the names of anthropology or ethnology, since 1884 at Oxford, since...
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Delimiting Anthropology: Historical Reflections on the Boundaries of a Boundless Discipline, in Social Research » Read Now
by George W. Stocking Jr. 34 pgs.

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...people without written language; the ethnology of people without historic records, and...called societies for "anthropology, ethnology, and prehistory"; a more...
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Intercultural Communication as Applied Ethnology and Folklore, in Journal of Folklore Research » Read Now
by Klaus Roth, Juliana Roth. 10 pgs.

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...INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION As APPLIED ETHNOLOGY AND FOLKLORE Intercultural communication...joint project of Volkskunde (Folklore/European Ethnology) and Volkerkunde (...
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The Idea of Social Structure » Read Now
by George Park. 392 pgs.

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...THE IDEA OF SOCIAL STRUCTURE DR. GEORGE PARK, a former journalist, studied literature and philosophy at Yale. He received his M.A. degree in the social sciences...
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Language, Culture, and Communication (includes "Linguistics and Ethnology") » Read Now
by Joseph Greenberg. 367 pgs.

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...ix 1. Linguistics and Ethnology 1948 1 2. Historical...exchange of knowledge. Linguistics and Ethnology. Southwestern Journal of Anthropology...and Communication 1...
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The Classic Southwest: Readings in Archaeology, Ethnohistory, and Ethnology » Read Now
by Basil C. Hedrick, J. Charles Kelley, Carroll L. Riley. 194 pgs.

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...Readings in Archaeology, Ethnohistory, and Ethnology EDITED BY BASIL C. HEDRICK J...attracted more research in archaeology and ethnology than the American Southwest. Lying...
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One Europe, Many Nations: A Historical Dictionary of European National Groups » Read Now
by James B. Minahan. 783 pgs.

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Dominating world politics since 1945, the Cold War created a fragile peace while suppressing national groups in the Cold War's most dangerous theater--Europe. Today, with the collapse of Communism, the European Continent is again overshadowed by the specter of radical nationalism, as it was at the...
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Dominating world politics since 1945, the Cold War created a fragile peace while suppressing national groups in the Cold War's most dangerous theater--Europe. Today, with the collapse of Communism, the European Continent is again overshadowed by the specter of radical nationalism, as it was at the beginning of the century. Focusing on the many possible conflicts that dot the European landscape, this book is the first to address the Europeans as distinct national groups, not as nation-states and national minorities. It is an essential guide to the national groups populating the so-called Old World-groups that continue to dominate world headlines and present the world community with some of its most intractable conflicts.
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Dictionary of Concepts in Cultural Anthropology » Read Now
by Robert H. Winthrop, Raymond G. McInnis. 352 pgs.

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In 80 entries this work provides an introduction to the key ideas of cultural anthropology. In each article--culture, race, materialism, semiotics, "primitive," etc.--Winthrop provides a balance between describing a concept's contemporary theoretical relevance and tracing its development, including...
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In 80 entries this work provides an introduction to the key ideas of cultural anthropology. In each article--culture, race, materialism, semiotics, "primitive," etc.--Winthrop provides a balance between describing a concept's contemporary theoretical relevance and tracing its development, including the broader intellectual context transcending professional anthropology. Thus the article on "interpretation" discusses St. Augustine, Schliermacher, Dilthey, and Gadamer, as well as Geertz and Evans-Pritchard. That on "ethnology" treats Boemus, Acosta, and Prichard as well as the Boasians. The article on "nature" contrasts the Greek concept of physis with the Roman natura. Though this is a work of synthesis rather than of original historical scholarship, Winthrop quotes primary sources as much as possible, to let the key figures speak for themselves.
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