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[flyangler18]

W(illiam) Lloyd Warner was an important American anthropologist who, in later years, focused on US popular culture. 'A Black Civilization' was his first book and follows fairly traditional anthropological discourse of a 'primitive people'. His community studies offer invaluable evidence for scholars investigating social capital, civic engagement, civil society, and the role of religion in public life (Verba, Brady & Schlozman 1995; Putnam 1999; Theda Skocpol 1999). His studies of class, race, and inequality grow more timely as the deep inequities of American society grow more evident.

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[ididjaustralia]

I like this book. Warner was the first anthropologist to do field work in Arnhem Land (Milingimbi) and his book is also the first anthropological study of an Aboriginal tribe.

Jason, have you managed to find a 1937 1st edition? It is extremely rare and almost all university libraries don't have it believe it or not. Subsequent editions of which there are plenty are easy to come by but have had sensitive info edited out. Seeking out the 1937 edition was like looking for the Holy Grail for me and I finally succeeded! Twice!

Notice that the word 'didgeridoo' had not been used yet in Warner's book. Instead, he mentioned 'iraki' and 'wooden trumpets'.

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[flyangler18]

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Jason, have you managed to find a 1937 1st edition?

For myself, no. Earliest I've come across was 1958, although my own alma mater has a first edition that I was lucky enough to flip through a few years ago!

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