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© Kamla-Raj 2004 Anthropologist, 6(3): 215-218 (2004
Postcards: A Neglected Source of Anthropological Data
R.E.S. Tanner
The Footprint, Padworth Common, Reading, Berks. RG7 4QG, United Kingdom Telephone: 0118-9701190; E-mail: restanner@kutkai.fsnet.co.uk
Keywords Quantity. Accuracy. Resource. Historical Comparison. Range of Interests.
Abstract Thousands of postcards exist covering public activities in Asia and Africa for which very little other data exists. This data is a valuable resource for anthropologists for comparison to contemporary activities which is both cheap and out of copyright as well as a source for original research
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