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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction: The Nature of Capitalist-Democratic Culture -- 2. The United States: From Colonial Times to World War I -- 3. Jungle Capitalism -- 4. The State-Church and Ethics in Capitalist-Democratic Society -- 5. Class Structure and Class Relations in the United States: Capital and Labor -- 6. Government and Free Enterprise: Small Business, Big Business, and Subsidies -- 7. The Social Organization and Control of Wealth: Socialization, Distribution, and Income -- 8. From Laissez Faire to Welfare

One of the major works of twentieth-century anthropological theory, written by one of the discipline's most important, complex, and controversial figures, has not been in print for several years. Now Evolution of Culture is again available in paperback, allowing today's generation of anthropologists new access to Leslie White's crucial contribution to the theory of cultural evolution. A new, substantial introduction by Robert Carneiro and Burton J. Brown assess White's historical importance and continuing influence in the discipline. White is credited with reintroducing evolution in a way that