About Keith F. Otterbein
Lived 1936 – 2015 (aged 79). Keith F. Otterbein was an American anthropologist and university teacher.
Dr. Keith F. Otterbein (1936–2015
Publications
Books The Andros Islanders: A Study of Family Organization in the Bahamas, Lawrence, University of Kansas Press, 1966 The Evolution of War: A Cross-Cultural Study, HRAF Press, New Haven, 1970 (3rd Ed. 1989) Comparative Cultural Analysis: An Introduction to Anthropology, New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972 (2nd Ed. 1977) Changing House Types in Long Bay Cays: The Evolution of Folk Housing in an Out Island Bahamian Community, HRAFlex Book No. SW1 001, New Haven, Human Relations Area Files Press, 1986 The Ultimate Coercive Sanction: A Cross Cultural Study of Capital Punishment, New Haven, Human Relations Area Files Press, 1986 How War Began, 2004, Texas A&M University Press, College Station, 2004 The Anthropology of War, Long Grove, Waveland Press, 2009
Articles
The Evolution of Zulu Warfare, 1964, Kansas Journal of Sociology. Internal War: A Cross-Cultural Study, 1968, American Anthropologist. Higi Armed Combat, 1978, Southwestern Journal of Anthropology. Killing of Captured Enemies: A Cross-Cultural Study, 2000 Current Anthropology.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Keith F. Otterbein?
American anthropologist
When was Keith F. Otterbein born?
Keith F. Otterbein was born on 24 May 1936 in Warren.
When did Keith F. Otterbein die?
Keith F. Otterbein died on 17 June 2015 in Raleigh.
What was Keith F. Otterbein's occupation?
Keith F. Otterbein was an anthropologist and university teacher.
What nationality was Keith F. Otterbein?
Keith F. Otterbein was American.
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