Readings in Early Anthropology

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James Sydney Slotkin
Psychology Press, 1965 - Reference - 530 pages

This book considers the beginnings of anthropology as a cultural tradition, and examines how it was developed and transmitted.
It begins in the twelfth century, when commercial capitalism and extensive acculturation spread a secular world view among intellectuals. It ends with the eighteenth century, because most anthropologists are familiar with the subsequent history of their science.
Originally published in 1963.

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J S Slotkin