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A Perspective on Anthropology.

Authors :
Goldschmidt, Walter
Source :
American Anthropologist. Dec2000, Vol. 102 Issue 4, p789. 19p.
Publication Year :
2000

Abstract

Provides a personal account on the history of anthropology. Anthropologist Franz Boas' influence; Anthropology and national character; Ecology and cultural evolution; Anthropology & sociology; Emergence of anti-establishment anthropology; Transition from physical anthropology to biological anthropology; Language and the symbolic world of human existence.

Subjects

Subjects :
*HISTORY of anthropology
*NATIONAL character
*SYMBOLIC anthropology
*PHYSICAL anthropology

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00027294
Volume :
102
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
American Anthropologist
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
4953097
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.2000.102.4.789
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