{"product_id":"the-science-of-culture-9780975273821","title":"The Science of Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeslie White was one of the most importantand controversialfigures in American anthropology. This classic work, initially published in 1949, contains White's definitive statement on what he termed 'culturology.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Republishing these pioneer articles now makes White’s fundamental exposition easily available to a new generation of social scientists.' (\u003cstrong\u003eRichard N. Adams,\u003c\/strong\u003e University of Texas)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'One of the best works ever produced by an anthropologist. White was a remarkable thinker and his writings were filled with \"intellectual content.\"' (\u003cstrong\u003eLewis R. Binford,\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern Methodist University)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The enduring foundation of a science of culture is made supremely accessible thanks to the lucidity of White’s writing.' (\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Bates Graber,\u003c\/strong\u003e Truman State University)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Written with a straightforward crispness. A welcome treat in an age when obscurity is often confused with profundity.' (\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Kaplan,\u003c\/strong\u003e Brandeis University)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue to the Percheron Press Edition,\u003cem\u003e Robert L. Carneiro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI. Science and Symbols\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Science Is \u003cem\u003eSciencing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. The Symbol: The Origin and Basis of Human Behavior\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. On the Use of Tools by Primates\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Mind Is \u003cem\u003eMinding\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. The Expansion of the Scope of Science\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eII. Man and Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Culturological \u003cem\u003evs.\u003c\/em\u003e Psychological Interpretations of Human Behavior\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Cultural Determinants of \u003cem\u003eMind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Genius: Its Causes and Incidence\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Ikhnaton: The Great Man \u003cem\u003evs.\u003c\/em\u003e the Culture Process\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. The Locus of Mathematical Reality\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. The Definition and Prohibition of Incest\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. Man’s Control over Civilization: An Anthropocentric Illusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIII. Energy and Civilization\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. Energy and the Evolution of Culture\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIV. Culturology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. The Science of Culture\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eChapter References\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eliot Werner Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885127741783,"sku":"9780975273821","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-science-of-culture-9780975273821","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}