Innatism in the anthropology of A. L. Kroeber: A critique of 'the Boasian paradigm'

Anthropological Forum

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-15

  Shapiro, Warren ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Eugenics; History of anthropology; Innatism; Kroeber

Indexed keywords

EID: 40349098380     PISSN: 00664677     EISSN: 14692902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00664670701858901     Document Type: Article

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