In this provocative new study one of the world's most distinguished anthropologists proposes that an understanding of cognitive science enriches, rather than threatens, the work of social scientists. Maurice Bloch argues for a naturalist approach to social and cultural anthropology, introducing deve
Antropology and the cognitive challenge
โ Scribed by Bloch, Maurice
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 246
- Series
- New Departures in Anthropology
- Edition
- Reprinted
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Subjects
Antropologia;Etnopsychologia;Poznanie i kultura
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