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Ethnic groups and boundaries:

the social organization of culture difference
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Little, Brown, 1969 - Social Science - 153 pages

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AMAZING BU professor; the father of this kind of anthropology (ethnic identity/definition at the borders). I hope have as great a mind as Barth one day! Read full review

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TitleEthnic groups and boundaries: the social organization of culture difference
Scandinavian university books
Little, Brown series in anthropology
AuthorsFredrik Barth, Universitetet i Bergen
EditorFredrik Barth
PublisherLittle, Brown, 1969
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized12 Jan 2010
Length153 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Acculturation
Ethnic barriers
Ethnic groups
Ethnocentrism
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural
Social Science / Anthropology / General
Social Science / Sociology / General
  
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