Society Against Nature: The Emergence of Human SocietiesHumanities Press, 1976 - 158 pages |
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... existence the theory becomes scientifically untenable . African , American and Australian savages have practically vanished from the face of the earth . Societies which had stagnated for centuries are making up for lost time . In our ...
... existence the theory becomes scientifically untenable . African , American and Australian savages have practically vanished from the face of the earth . Societies which had stagnated for centuries are making up for lost time . In our ...
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... existence has been observed by a number of ethologists . The first tend to be assertive , aggressive and nimble ; the others , unsociable , timid and inhibited . For the underprivileged members of these communities the answer is to ...
... existence has been observed by a number of ethologists . The first tend to be assertive , aggressive and nimble ; the others , unsociable , timid and inhibited . For the underprivileged members of these communities the answer is to ...
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... existence and it is what is implied in our biological and sociological theories . It also dominates our everyday existence . Yet we cannot help wondering if this obsession with human order as opposed to animal disorder , this aversion ...
... existence and it is what is implied in our biological and sociological theories . It also dominates our everyday existence . Yet we cannot help wondering if this obsession with human order as opposed to animal disorder , this aversion ...
Contents
Early Primates | 1 |
Societies Without Speech | 9 |
The Demands of Social Life | 15 |
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