Theory of Culture Change Richard J Jones invited the reader to travel

invited the reader to travel across time and through the history of China and Daoism

up-to-date view of realities small and large

as the book moves through these towns

It deals with the institutions

and discusses significant developments and publications

Theory of Culture Change Richard J Jones invited the reader to travel''In a collection of papers spanning some 20 years of work, Steward argues persuasively that cultural change consists of complex, continuing processes, rather than isolable acts or events of unitary character ('diffusion' versus 'independent invention'). With the increasing preponderance of studies of cultural change in archaeology as well as anthropology this volume assumes as much importance for the prehistorian as for the student of contemporary