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Social Anthropology » Read Now
by Angela P. Cheater. 320 pgs.

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Social Anthropology: The Science of Human Society and Culture » Read Now
by James Sydney Slotkin. 604 pgs.

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Appetites and Identities: An Introduction to the Social Anthropology of Western Europe » Read Now
by Sara Delamont. 254 pgs.

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Essays in Social Anthropology » Read Now
by E. E. Evans-Pritchard. 358 pgs.

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...SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND OTHER ESSAYS SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND OTHER ESSAYS Combining Social Anthropology and Essays in Social Anthropology E. E. EVANS-PRITCHARD THE FREE...
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The Foundations of Social Anthropology » Read Now
by S. F. Nadel. 426 pgs.

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...THE FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY The Foundations of Social Anthropology by S. F. NADEL Professor of...Preface This book is not a Textbook on Social Anthropology. It...
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Other Cultures: Aims, Methods and Achievements in Social Anthropology » Read Now
by John Beattie. 283 pgs.

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Contemporary Futures: Perspectives from Social Anthropology » Read Now
by Sandra Wallman. 236 pgs.

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In industrial societies imagining the future is a serious business; our assumptions about the future govern the present management of domestic, national and global resources, and are projected, some would say inflicted, on societies whose visions are different. Contemporary Futures focuses not so...
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In industrial societies imagining the future is a serious business; our assumptions about the future govern the present management of domestic, national and global resources, and are projected, some would say inflicted, on societies whose visions are different. Contemporary Futures focuses not so much on whether the future can be known, but on interpreting the way we and others picture it. The contributors, all social anthropologists, explore the effects that this picture has on the present, on group identity and belief in the self and its survival, on our relationships with other cultures, and on the future itself. They provide a cross-cultural perspective on a range of futures visualised at this time and discusses the implications of
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Durkheim and the Social Anthropology of Culture, in Social Forces » Read Now
by James L. Peacock. 13 pgs.

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...Durkheim and the Social Anthropology of Culture JAMES L. PEACOCK...surveying representative works in social anthropology that reflect the Durkheimian...development of that...
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Experiments in Living: A Study of the Nature and Foundation of Ethics or Morals in the Light of Recent Work in Social Anthropology » Read Now
by A. MacBeath. 470 pgs.

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...recent work in Social Anthropology BY A. MACBEATH...to history or anthropology who are not moral...and members of social groups. They...to history or anthropology, and...
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Key Debates in Anthropology ("1988 Debate: Social Anthropology is a Generalizing Science or It Is Nothing" begins on p. 15) » Read Now
by Tim Ingold. 306 pgs.

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Every year, leading social anthropologists meet to debate a motion at the heart of current theoretical developments in their subject and this book includes the first six of these debates, spanning the period from 1988 to 1993. Each debate has four principal speakers: one to propose the motion...
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Every year, leading social anthropologists meet to debate a motion at the heart of current theoretical developments in their subject and this book includes the first six of these debates, spanning the period from 1988 to 1993. Each debate has four principal speakers: one to propose the motion, another to oppose it, and two seconders.The first debate addresses the disciplinary character of social anthropology: can it be regarded as a science, and if so, is it able to establish general propositions about human culture and social life? The second examines the concept of society, and in the third debate the spotlight is turned on the role of culture in people's perception of their environments. The fourth debate focuses on the place of language in the formation of culture. The fifth takes up the question of how we view the past in relation to the present. Finally, in the sixth debate, the concern is with the cross-cultural applicability of the concept of aesthetics.
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Connections: Brain, Mind, and Culture in a Social Anthropology » Read Now
by Stephen P. Reyna. 226 pgs.

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Have you ever wondered how the internal space of our brain connects with the external space of society? Drawing on hermeneutics and neuroscience Stephen Reyna develops an anthropological theory that explains the relationship between the biological and the cultural.Recent popular interest in the...
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Have you ever wondered how the internal space of our brain connects with the external space of society? Drawing on hermeneutics and neuroscience Stephen Reyna develops an anthropological theory that explains the relationship between the biological and the cultural.Recent popular interest in the brain is evident, and now social anthropologists are starting to consider connections between science and anthropology. Reyna is an anthropologist prepared to tackle big and difficult questions. This accessibly written book will cause quite a stir in anthropology, and will appeal to those interested in the mysteries of the brain.
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Discourse and the Construction of Society: Comparative Studies of Myth, Ritual, and Classification » Read Now
by Bruce Lincoln. 238 pgs.

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In this bold theoretical work, Bruce Lincoln explores the ways in which myth, ritual, and classification hold human societies together--and how, in times of crisis, they can be used to take a society apart and reconstruct it. Without overlooking the role of coercive force in the maintenance (or...
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In this bold theoretical work, Bruce Lincoln explores the ways in which myth, ritual, and classification hold human societies together--and how, in times of crisis, they can be used to take a society apart and reconstruct it. Without overlooking the role of coercive force in the maintenance (or overthrow) of social structures, Lincoln argues his thesis with compelling illustrations drawn from such diverse areas as Platonic philosophy, the Upanishads of India, ancient Celtic banquets, professional wrestling, and the Spanish Civil War. This wide-ranging interdisciplinary study--which draws on works in history, semiotics, anthropology, sociology, classics, and indology--offers challenging new insights into the complex dynamics of social cohesion and change.
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The Social Anthropology of Latin America: Essays in Honor of Ralph Leon Beals » Read Now
by Walter Goldschmidt, Harry Hoijer. 369 pgs.

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The Family in Global Transition » Read Now
by Gordon L. Anderson. 544 pgs.

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...in Human Evolution," in Anthropology: Contemporary Perspectives...Murdock George Peter, Social Structure , New York: Macmillan...and Modern Societies," in Anthropology Full...
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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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