In many respects, this volume is a pioneer effort in anthropological literature. It remains firmly part of the genre of cooperative research, or "interdisciplinary research," though at the time of its original publication that phrase had yet to be coined. Additionally, this work is more theoretical in nature than a faithful anthropological record, as all the essays were written in New York City, on a low budget, and without fieldwork. The significance of these studies lies in the fact that Cooperation and Competition Among ...
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In many respects, this volume is a pioneer effort in anthropological literature. It remains firmly part of the genre of cooperative research, or "interdisciplinary research," though at the time of its original publication that phrase had yet to be coined. Additionally, this work is more theoretical in nature than a faithful anthropological record, as all the essays were written in New York City, on a low budget, and without fieldwork. The significance of these studies lies in the fact that Cooperation and Competition Among Primitive Peoples was the first attempt to think about the very complex problems of cultural character and social structure, coupled with a meticulous execution of comparative study.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN:
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Good. Ex-lib (see description below). Hardcover in olive cloth with black title box to upper spine, no jacket, 8vo. 1st edition, 5th impression. xii + 531pp. Index, bibliographies. Fair to Good only. Lib indication are call lower backstrip, bookplates front endpapers, pocket and small stamp rear endpapers. Moderate rubbing to cloth, stronger along fore edges, spine ends and rear board, cloth overall clean and sharp with loss at bumped corners. Binding strong and square but favors several page gatherings throughout volume. Pages clean and unmarked (pencilled underlining erased from Edel article on Bachiga); light rolling creaes upper corners mde volume, well away from text.
