Anthropological Quarterly is a widely read

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covering topics in

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. It is housed at the

George Washington University , mottoeng = "God is Our Trust" , established = , type = Private federally chartered research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.8 billion (2022) , preside ...

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. ''Anthropological Quarterly'' was founded in 1921 by

John Montgomery Cooper John Montgomery Cooper (October 28, 1881May 22, 1949) was an American priest, anthropologist, and sociologist. He was a sociology professor at the Catholic University of America and from 1934 to 1949 served as chairman of the first Department of ...

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and was published by The Catholic University of America Press from 1921 to 1953 under the name ''Primitive Man''.Anthropological Quarterly About AQ
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Institute for Ethnographic Research. The journal publishes articles, social thought and commentary essays on timely political and social issues, book reviews, and book review essays. the journal is edited by

Roy Richard Grinker Roy Richard Grinker (born 1961) is an American author and Professor of Anthropology, International Affairs, and Human Sciences at The George Washington University. Grinker is an authority on North and South Korean relations. As part of his PhD r ...

.Staff & Board
. ''Anthropological Quarterly''. aq.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-10.

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