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The Web of Kinship Among the Tallensi

The Second Part of an Analysis of the Social Structure of a Trans-Volta Tribe

de Meyer Fortes ...

Series series African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
Originally published in 1949, this book takes the analysis of Tale social structure further. It shows how the patriarchal principle regulates domestic life and thus moulds individual development among the Tallensi. The analysis of the inter-connexion of Legal, econoic and personal relationships sheds new light on the general problems of social organization in patriarchal societies, both in Africa ... Leer más

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Originally published in 1949, this book takes the analysis of Tale social structure further. It shows how the patriarchal principle regulates domestic life and thus moulds individual development among the Tallensi. The analysis of the inter-connexion of Legal, econoic and personal relationships sheds new light on the general problems of social organization in patriarchal societies, both in Africa
... Leer más
The Dynamics of Clanship Among the Tallensi

Being the First Part of an Analysis of the Social Structure of a Trans-Volta Tribe

de Meyer Fortes ...

Series series African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
Originally published in 1945, this book analyses Tale social structure at the level of corporate group organization. Tale culture is discussed primarily as the content of social relations and not in its own right. Customs, beliefs, conventional usages, religious values are examined as indices of social relations. Although not a comparative study, it is clear that many features of Tale social ... Leer más

$51.99 USD

Originally published in 1945, this book analyses Tale social structure at the level of corporate group organization. Tale culture is discussed primarily as the content of social relations and not in its own right. Customs, beliefs, conventional usages, religious values are examined as indices of social relations. Although not a comparative study, it is clear that many features of Tale social
... Leer más
African Political Systems

de Meyer Fortes ...

One object we had in initiating this study was to provide a convenient reference book for anthropologists. We also hope that it will be a contribution to the discipline of comparative politics. We feel sure that the first object has been attained, for the societies described are representative of common types of African political systems and, taken together, they enable a student to appreciate the ... Leer más

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One object we had in initiating this study was to provide a convenient reference book for anthropologists. We also hope that it will be a contribution to the discipline of comparative politics. We feel sure that the first object has been attained, for the societies described are representative of common types of African political systems and, taken together, they enable a student to appreciate the
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Kinship and the Social Order.

The Legacy of Lewis Henry Morgan

de Meyer Fortes ...

Originally published in the UK in 1970. The central argument of this book is that the structuralist theory and method developed by British and American anthropologists in the study of kinship and social organization are the direct descendants of the researches of Lewis Henry Morgan. Re-examining Morgan's work, the book demonstrates how a tradition of mis-interpretation has disguised the true ... Leer más

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Originally published in the UK in 1970. The central argument of this book is that the structuralist theory and method developed by British and American anthropologists in the study of kinship and social organization are the direct descendants of the researches of Lewis Henry Morgan. Re-examining Morgan's work, the book demonstrates how a tradition of mis-interpretation has disguised the true
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Kinship and the Social Order

The Legacy of Lewis Henry Morgan

de Meyer Fortes ...

One of the world's most eminent social anthropologists draws upon his many years of study and research in the field of kinship and social organization to review the development of anthropological theory and method from Lewis Henry Morgan (1818-1881) to anthropologists of the 1960s. It is the central argument of this book that the structuralist theory and method developed by British and American ... Leer más

$66.99 USD

One of the world's most eminent social anthropologists draws upon his many years of study and research in the field of kinship and social organization to review the development of anthropological theory and method from Lewis Henry Morgan (1818-1881) to anthropologists of the 1960s. It is the central argument of this book that the structuralist theory and method developed by British and American
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Creative Lives and Works

Raymond Firth, Audrey Richards, Lucy Mair, Meyer Fortes and Edmund Leach

de Alan Macfarlane, Jack Goody, Jean La Fontaine, Frank Kermode ...

Series series Creative Lives and Works
Creative Lives and Works: Raymond Firth, Audrey Richards, Lucy Mair, Meyer Fortes and Edmund Leach is a collection of interviews conducted by one of England’s leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane. Filmed over a period of 40 years, the five conversations in this volume, are part of a larger set of interviews that cut across various disciplines, from the social ... Leer más

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Creative Lives and Works: Raymond Firth, Audrey Richards, Lucy Mair, Meyer Fortes and Edmund Leach is a collection of interviews conducted by one of England’s leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane. Filmed over a period of 40 years, the five conversations in this volume, are part of a larger set of interviews that cut across various disciplines, from the social
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Time and Social Structure and Other Essays

de Meyere Fortes ...

Series series LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology
The papers reprinted in this volume have been selected with two considerations in mind: they record ethnographical observations from my field work among the Tallensi and in Ashanti that are not easily accessible elsewhere but continue to be useful for comparative studies and as background to current research in Ghana; and they represent applications of methods of analysis and schemes of ... Leer más

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The papers reprinted in this volume have been selected with two considerations in mind: they record ethnographical observations from my field work among the Tallensi and in Ashanti that are not easily accessible elsewhere but continue to be useful for comparative studies and as background to current research in Ghana; and they represent applications of methods of analysis and schemes of
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Developing animal feed products

de Dr P. Veys, Dr O. Fumiere, Dr O. Minet, Dr A. Pissard, Dr J. Hulin, Dr N. Chamberland, Dr Gerhard Flachowsky, Dr Ulrich Meyer, Dr Luciano Pinotti, Dr Jordi Ortuño, Dr Luca Ferrari, Dr Nicoletta Rovere, Dr Francesca Fumagalli, Dr Sharon Mazzoleni, Dr Federica Cheli, Dr Regiane R. Santos, Dr Manfred Lützow, Dr Alexandros Ch. Stratakos, Dr Katerina Theodoridou, Mr Dennis Forte, Dr Charles Stark, Dr Frédéric Debode, Dr J. A. Fernández Pierna, Dr Marie-Caroline Lecrenier, Dr Vincent Baeten ...

Series Libro 101 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Comprehensive coverage of advances in optimising all the key steps in developing successful new animal feed products, from assessing feed ingredients, product development and processing to maintaining quality and safetyCovers latest research on understanding and improving animal feed conversion efficiencyParticular focus on the key issue of feed safety, particularly preventing mycotoxin and other ... Leer más

$175.99 USD

Comprehensive coverage of advances in optimising all the key steps in developing successful new animal feed products, from assessing feed ingredients, product development and processing to maintaining quality and safetyCovers latest research on understanding and improving animal feed conversion efficiencyParticular focus on the key issue of feed safety, particularly preventing mycotoxin and other
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Os sete caminhos do ayurveda

Descubra seu dosha, acesse seus pontos fortes e prospere no trabalho, no amor e na vida

de Sarah Kucera ...

Traducido por Maíra Meyer ...

Transforme seu bem-estar com os ensinamentos poderosos do Ayurveda! Tudo no universo — inclusive você — é formado pelos cinco elementos: éter, ar, fogo, água e terra. Eles moldam sua aparência, pensamentos e emoções, e o dosha revela a combinação única desses elementos em seu corpo. Neste livro, você vai descobrir como seu dosha (Vata, Pitta, Kapha ou suas combinações) afeta todas as áreas da sua ... Leer más

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Transforme seu bem-estar com os ensinamentos poderosos do Ayurveda! Tudo no universo — inclusive você — é formado pelos cinco elementos: éter, ar, fogo, água e terra. Eles moldam sua aparência, pensamentos e emoções, e o dosha revela a combinação única desses elementos em seu corpo. Neste livro, você vai descobrir como seu dosha (Vata, Pitta, Kapha ou suas combinações) afeta todas as áreas da sua
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History of American Political Thought

de Bryan-Paul Frost, Jeffrey Sikkenga, George Alecusan, John E. Alvis, Donald R. Brand, Paul O. Carrese, Daniel T. Carrigg, Laurence D. Cooper, Murray Dry0, Thomas S. Engeman1, Peter S. Field2, Christopher Flannery3, Steven Forde4, David F. Forte5, David Foster6, David Fott7, Matthew J. Franck8, Peter B. Josephson9, Steven Kautz0, John Koritansky1, Harvey C. Mansfield2, Sean Mattie3, Jonathan Marks4, James McClellan5, Peter C. Meyers6, Lance Robinson7, Michael J. Rosano8, Richard S. Ruderman9, Richard Samuelson0, David Lewis Schaefer1, Peter Schotten2, Kimberly C. Shankman3, Natalie Taylor4, Aristide Tessitore5, Eduardo A. Velásquez6, Karl-Friedrich Walling7, Melissa S. Williams8, Jean M. Yarbrough9, Lucas E. Morel0, James R. Stoner Jr.1, Michael Zuckert2, Jean Bethke Elshtain3, Steven F. Hayward4, Peter Augustine Lawler5, James A. Morone6, Ronald J. Pestritto7, William G. Thomas8, Daryl M. Tress9, David Tucker0, Bradley C. S. Watson1 ...

Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists, and writers across era and ideologies, helping another generation of students, scholars, and ... Leer más

$76.99 USD

Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists, and writers across era and ideologies, helping another generation of students, scholars, and
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Collector's Guide to Fort Payne Crinoids and Blastoids

de William W. Morgan ...

Series series Life of the Past
Collector's Guide to Fort Payne Crinoids and Blastoids is the first comprehensive guide for identifying the fossils of echinoderms from hundreds of millions of years ago, when North America was covered by a warm, equatorial sea.Crinoids and blastoids, echinoderms (the same family of marine animals to include starfish, sea urchins, and sand dollars) from the Fort Payne Formation in Kentucky, are ... Leer más

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Collector's Guide to Fort Payne Crinoids and Blastoids is the first comprehensive guide for identifying the fossils of echinoderms from hundreds of millions of years ago, when North America was covered by a warm, equatorial sea.Crinoids and blastoids, echinoderms (the same family of marine animals to include starfish, sea urchins, and sand dollars) from the Fort Payne Formation in Kentucky, are
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110 Voices of the Civil War: Personal Accounts from the Frontlines

My First Campaign, Brave Deeds of Union Soldiers, Life in the Confederate Army, Diary of an Enlisted Man, The Scout and Ranger

de Charles W. Reed, William Sherman, Philip Henry Sheridan, Ulysses S. Grant, Heros von Borcke, John D. Billings, J. W. Gibson, William Howard Russell, Samuel S. Hildebrand, Joseph Warren Keifer, John A. Sloan, Thomas North, George Perkins, Jacob D. Cox, Henry Bascom Smith, W. H. Morgan, Henry B. James, Louis Richards, Preston Lafayette Ledford, Henry Martyn Kieffer, Charles A. Fuller, Thomas Coleman Younger, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Samuel R. Watkins, John Singleton Mosby, James Longstreet, Gilbert Moxley Sorrel, James Madison Page, Alonzo Cooper, Lemuel Abijah Abbott, Isaac Hermann, Richard Taylor, Leander Stillwell, Charles Anderson Dana, Raphael Semmes, James Harvey Kidd, John Beatty, William Watson, Carlton McCarthy, Hampton Sidney Thomas, James Harrison Wilson, Frederick L. Hitchcock, James R. Carnahan, J. Wilkinson, Joseph W. Grant, Daniel P. Smith, Richard J. Fulfer, John Lockwood, Henry C. Meyer, Richard L. Maury, Samuel Scoville, James Carson Elliott, H. Clay Trumbull, James Madison Stone, La Salle Corbell Pickett, Stanton P. Allen, Allen Ripley Foote, Alfred J. Vaughan, Thomas Kirwan, Henry Lane Stone, E. H. Clement, Edward Mott Robbins, Luther W. Hopkins, Martin A. Haynes, Grenville Mellen Dodge, John G. B. Adams, Ansel D. Nickerson, Warren Olney, Daniel Avery Langworthy, John Porter Fort, Joshua M. Addeman, Eugene Winslow Watson, Samuel Dana Greene, John Lorimer Worden, H. Ashton Ramsay, Bradford Ripley Jr. Wood, Frank A. Rollin, Arthur Peronneau Ford, Marion Johnstone Ford, John Milton Hubbard, John Watson Foster, Rufus H. Peck, R. E. McBride, Charles Carleton Coffin, Wickham Hoffman, George T. Ulmer, Thomas D. Duncan, Edward Alexander Moore, John Call Dalton, Henry H. Meacham, David E. Johnston, William A. Canfield, Abner Doubleday, John M. Batten, George Cary Eggleston, Lawrence Van Alstyne, Wayland Fuller Dunaway, David W. Stafford, James H. Wood, Charles C. Nott, William Meade Dame, S. Emma E. Edmonds, John Levi Maile, Edward M. Boykin, D. H. Fletcher, Samuel H. Fletcher, William N. Tyler, John Azor Kellogg, James Pike, Lot D. Young, Francis Warrington Dawson, David Lathrop ...

Was it worth it? Why did they volunteer in the first place? What did they experience on the battlefield? Which comrades did they have to leave behind, in the midst of blood and mud? How did they survive? What are they most proud of? How do they view those harrowing experiences as time has gone by? Was the conviction worth the sacrifice? Learn the real truth from the veterans of the Brothers' War. ... Leer más

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Was it worth it? Why did they volunteer in the first place? What did they experience on the battlefield? Which comrades did they have to leave behind, in the midst of blood and mud? How did they survive? What are they most proud of? How do they view those harrowing experiences as time has gone by? Was the conviction worth the sacrifice? Learn the real truth from the veterans of the Brothers' War.
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