An Introduction to Theory in Anthropology
- ISBN-10
- 0521629829
- ISBN-13
- 9780521629829
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 241
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Robert Layton, Professor of Anthropology Robert Layton
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