The Anthropology of Numbers
(Book #70 in the Cambridge Studies in Social Anthropology Series)
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Numbers are an important feature of almost all known cultures. In this detailed anthropological study, Thomas Crump examines how people from a wide range of diverse cultures, and from different historical backgrounds, use and understand numbers. By looking at the logical, psychological and linguistic implications, he analyses how numbers operate within different contexts. The author goes on to consider the relationship of numbers to specific themes,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521438071
ISBN13:9780521438070
Release Date:October 1992
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:212 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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