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Nonunilinear Descent and Descent Groups 1

1959; Wiley; Volume: 61; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1525/aa.1959.61.4.02a00010

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William H. Davenport,

Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

American AnthropologistVolume 61, Issue 4 p. 557-572 Free Access Nonunilinear Descent and Descent Groups1 WILLIAM DAVENPORT, WILLIAM DAVENPORT Yale UniversitySearch for more papers by this author WILLIAM DAVENPORT, WILLIAM DAVENPORT Yale UniversitySearch for more papers by this author First published: August 1959 https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1959.61.4.02a00010Citations: 48 1 A portion of this paper, entitled "Bilateral Descent and Descent Groups," was read at thc Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, December 1957. I am particularly indebted to George P. Murdock for his helpful criticisms and valuable suggestions, and also to Paul Friedrich and Verne Carroll for their critical reviews of the manuscript. However, the author takes full responsibility for all statements contained in it. 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