| Human Types Revised Edition Contributor(s): Firth, Raymond William (Author), Firth, Raymond (Author), Unknown (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313241767 ISBN-13: 9780313241765 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1983 Annotation: Based on a wide range of field studies, Sir Raymond Firth discusses the geographical and historical factors that determine the development of racial groups; shows how culture is an out-growth of natural environment; and describes how various societies have solved the economic, technological, social and sexual problems that confront them. The book provides a framework for understanding all human societies and interpreting the changes that take place within them. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Health & Fitness |
| Dewey: 306 |
| LCCN: 83013026 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.89 lbs) 202 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on a wide range of field studies, Sir Raymond Firth discusses the geographical and historical factors that determine the development of racial groups; shows how culture is an out-growth of natural environment; and describes how various societies have solved the economic, technological, social and sexual problems that confront them. The book provides a framework for understanding all human societies and interpreting the changes that take place within them. |