Horizons Of Anthropology (Second Edition) by Sol Tax

The scientific study of human evolution and culture is about a hundred years old. This volume surveys its achievements and methods. The contributions "point to the horizons of increasing understanding of man, his evolution and his social setting, as seen by a rising generation of scholars. " The book includes chapters on how man gradually became different from other primates—on the origin and nature of language and its contribution to our peculiarities as human beings. It surveys the long history of human culture and societies and the theories about their similarities and differences; it discusses human equality and inequality, and it considers, from the anthropologist's point of view, economics, politics, law, religion, medicine, and the arts.

Publisher:	Aldine Pub. Co
Year:	1977
Binding:	Hardback
ISBN:	9780202011578
Condition:	Good
Description:	Heavy; Large; No DJ. Page edges foxed.

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SKU: 1594941
Location: Social Sciences