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The Making of British Anthropology, 1813-1871

|9780822966487|Victorian anthropology has been derided as an “armchair practice,” distinct from the scientific discipline of the twentieth century. But the observational practices that characterized the study of human diversity developed…

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Pennsylvania Constitutional Development

|9780822958185| Pennsylvania Constitutional Development has proven to be the definitive study of the history of Pennsylvania’s constitution in its first four incarnations. Rosalind Branning’s critique, first published in 1960, reflects…

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Medicine and Politics in Colonial Peru

…healthy workers as possible. In Medicine and Politics in Colonial Peru, Adam Warren presents a groundbreaking study of the primacy placed on medical care to generate population growth during this…

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Reshaping the Political Arena in Latin America

…in the distribution of political power related to popular sectors and their interests—a key issue in the study of postneoliberalism.| Eduardo Silva Federico Rossi| Pitt Latin American Series| Political Science…

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I Sweat the Flavor of Tin

…the nation.Robert L. Smale begins his study as BoliviaÆs mining industry transitioned from silver to tin; specifically focusing on the region of Oruro and northern Potosí. The miners were part…

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