Man and Culture

An Evaluation of the Work of Malinowski [1957]

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This volume is a reassessment of Malinowski's work...

Published November 29th 2001 by Routledge.

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American Nations

Encounters in Indian Country, 1850 to the Present

Edited by Frederick Hoxie, Peter Mancall, James Merrell

This volume brings together an impressive collection of important works covering nearly every aspect of early Native American history, from contact and exchange to diplomacy,...

Published August 15th 2001 by Routledge.

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Myth and Meaning

By Claude Lévi-Strauss

In addresses written for a wide general audience, one of the twentieth century's most prominent thinkers, Claude Lévi-Strauss, here offers the insights of a lifetime...

Published May 17th 2001 by Routledge.

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Masons, Tricksters and Cartographers

Comparative Studies in the Sociology of Scientific and Indigenous Knowledge

By David Turnbull

In an eclectic and highly original study, Turnbull brings together traditions as diverse as cathedral building, Micronesian navigation, cartography and turbulence research. He argues...

Published August 8th 2000 by Taylor and Francis.

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American Encounters

Natives and Newcomers from European Contact to Indian Removal, 1500–1850

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Newly expanded, the second edition of American Encounters provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date collection of scholarship on the Native American experience from European contact through...

Published December 16th 1999 by Routledge.

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Implicit Meanings

Selected Essays in Anthropology

By Professor Mary Douglas, Mary Douglas

'No more sparkling and suggestive work of social science is likely to appear in the near future. This book provides a splendid answer as...

Published July 22nd 1999 by Routledge.

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From Beijing to Port Moresby

Edited by Virginia and Wu Domingues

Essays in this volume focus on Singapore, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, and the People's Republic of China as sites rife with discursive complexity....

Published November 19th 1998 by Routledge.

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Pre-History and Historical Ethnography

Edited by C.K. Ogden

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social...

Published January 2nd 1997 by Routledge.

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The Dark Side of Humanity

By Robert Parking

Robert Parkin's book gives a reading of each of these texts before going on to show their subsequent influence on anthropologists in particular. Hertz's activities...

Published March 18th 1996 by Routledge.

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Global Culture, Island Identity

By OLWIG

Published February 9th 1996 by Routledge.

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