Contact And Exchange in the Ancient World

Contact And Exchange in the Ancient World
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Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages : 338
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ISBN-10 : 0824828844
ISBN-13 : 9780824828844
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Book Synopsis Contact And Exchange in the Ancient World by : Victor H. Mair

Download or read book Contact And Exchange in the Ancient World written by Victor H. Mair and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents empirical evidence on a wide range of cultural phenomena in history, and thereby demonstrating the processes whereby cultural traits are acquired and modified - the dynamics of transmission and transformation. This book pays attention to biological organisms on the one hand and to developments spanning an entire continent on the other.


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