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Leslie White was one of the most important—and controversial—figures in American anthropology. This classic work, initially published in 1949, contains White’s definitive statement on what he termed 'culturology.' In his new prologue to this reprint of the second edition (originally published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 1969), Robert Carneiro outlines the key events in White’s life and career, especially his championing of cultural evolutionism and cultural materialism.






The Science of Culture: A Study of Man and Civilization

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Leslie White was one of the most important—and controversial—figures in American anthropology. This classic work, initially published in 1949, contains... Read more

    Publisher: Eliot Werner Publications Inc
    Publication Date: 01/05/2005
    ISBN13: 9780975273821, 978-0975273821
    ISBN10: 975273825

    Number of Pages: 502

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

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    Leslie White was one of the most important—and controversial—figures in American anthropology. This classic work, initially published in 1949, contains White’s definitive statement on what he termed 'culturology.' In his new prologue to this reprint of the second edition (originally published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 1969), Robert Carneiro outlines the key events in White’s life and career, especially his championing of cultural evolutionism and cultural materialism.






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