MAN'S RISE TO CIVILIZATION AS SHOWN BY THE INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA FROM PRIMEVAL TIMES TO THE COMING OF THE INDUSTRIAL STATE.
by Farb, Peter
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
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Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. Book. Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 1968, xx, 332pp, index, illustrated, extensive bibliography. A ding at the top edge of the front cover, else G+ in G dj. From the dj: The author uses the contrasting customs of North American Indian tribes to explain the evolution of man as a social being - his relationships with his family and kin groups, his religions and his political institutions. Some of the questions he explores: Why are some people considered warlike and others peaceful; Why is incest a universal taboo; What is the relation between primitive puberty rites and such modern religious rituals as Christian Confirmation or Jewish Bar Mitzvah; Why is our Memorial Day observance really a cult of the dead; How have some societies made it socially acceptable to rebel; and many others..
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- Legacy Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 06738
- Title
- MAN'S RISE TO CIVILIZATION AS SHOWN BY THE INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA FROM PRIMEVAL TIMES TO THE COMING OF THE INDUSTRIAL STATE.
- Author
- Farb, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- CULTURAL EVOLUTION AMERICAN INDIANS
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