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The promise of progress : the life and work of Lewis Henry Morgan /

"A detailed presentation of Lewis Henry Morgan's life from his early work with the Iroquois to his defense of American capitalism to his strange posthumous career among international leftists up to Morgan's influence among today's environmentalists, anarchists, feminists, and oth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moses, Daniel Noah
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Morgan, Lewis Henry, > 1818-1881.
Morgan, Lewis Henry, > 1818-1881 > Influence.
Anthropologists > United States > Biography.
Social evolution.
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Summary:"A detailed presentation of Lewis Henry Morgan's life from his early work with the Iroquois to his defense of American capitalism to his strange posthumous career among international leftists up to Morgan's influence among today's environmentalists, anarchists, feminists, and other social visionaries"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:x, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-312) and index.
ISBN:9780826218186 (alk. paper)
0826218180 (alk. paper)