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Labour Theory of Culture Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 42
By Charles Woolfson
Copyright 1982
144 Pages
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Routledge
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144 Pages
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Despite its importance in understanding the social relations of labour little attention has been paid by Western Marxists to evolutionary theory. Taking as a starting point an unfinished essay by Engels, the author argues that the human species must be seen as discontinuous with its nearest biological ancestors – that a qualitative distinction was brought about by social labour. It is argued... Read more
1. Engels and Human Origins 2. The Fossil Record 3. Hunting and Gathering 4. Priate Tool-use and Tool-making 5. Primate Communication and Culture 6. Theories of Language Origins 7. Labour and Culture Conclusion Appendix
Biography
Charles Woolfson
