Anthropologist. Renown American cultural anthropologist. Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Chicago, who specializied in the study of Native American cultures. President of the American Anthropological Association from 1958 to 1959. Founded the journal Current Anthropology: A World Journal of the Sciences of Man. Among his published works: "Penny Capitalism: A Guatemalan Indian Economy" (1953); ""Evolution After Darwin," co-author and editor (1960); "Horizons of Anthropology" (1963);, "The People vs. The System: A Dialogue in Urban Conflict" (1968), and "The Draft: A Handbook of Facts and Alternatives," co-author and editor, 1968-this publication was the result of a conference on the military draft that Tax spearheaded in 1968.
Anthropologist. Renown American cultural anthropologist. Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Chicago, who specializied in the study of Native American cultures. President of the American Anthropological Association from 1958 to 1959. Founded the journal Current Anthropology: A World Journal of the Sciences of Man. Among his published works: "Penny Capitalism: A Guatemalan Indian Economy" (1953); ""Evolution After Darwin," co-author and editor (1960); "Horizons of Anthropology" (1963);, "The People vs. The System: A Dialogue in Urban Conflict" (1968), and "The Draft: A Handbook of Facts and Alternatives," co-author and editor, 1968-this publication was the result of a conference on the military draft that Tax spearheaded in 1968.
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