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"Arthur Wolf has done it again. Wolf's evolutionary explanation of incest avoidance and the incest taboo is one of the greatest achievements in the social sciences over the past half century." -- Larry Arnhart, Presidential Research Professor of Political Science * Northern Illinois University *
"In this highly readable account of incest avoidance and taboos, Arthur Wolf explores fundamental questions about what it is to be human. In particular, he examines the articulation between our biological and our social/cultural natures, arriving at some brilliant insights along the way. Every student of anthropology should read this book." -- Charles Stafford * London School of Economics *

Incest Avoidance and the Incest Taboos

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      Publisher Stanford University Press
      Published 16 April 2014
      ISBN-13 9780804789677
      978-0804789677
      ISBN-10 0804789673
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      Anthropology

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      Book Synopsis


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      "Arthur Wolf has done it again. Wolf's evolutionary explanation of incest avoidance and the incest taboo is one of the greatest achievements in the social sciences over the past half century." -- Larry Arnhart, Presidential Research Professor of Political Science * Northern Illinois University *
      "In this highly readable account of incest avoidance and taboos, Arthur Wolf explores fundamental questions about what it is to be human. In particular, he examines the articulation between our biological and our social/cultural natures, arriving at some brilliant insights along the way. Every student of anthropology should read this book." -- Charles Stafford * London School of Economics *

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