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The Past and Present Society History and Anthropology Author(s): Keith Thomas Source: Past Present, No. 24 (Apr., 1963), pp. 3-24 Published by: Oxford University Press on behalf of The Past and Present Society Stable URL: /stable/649839 Accessed: 27-02-2015 17:06 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms Conditions of Use, available at /page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@. Oxford University Press and The Past and Present Society are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Past Present. This content downloaded from 0 on Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:06:47 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions HISTORY AND ANTHROPOLOGY* NOTHING NEW OR ABOUT THE THEREIS ECCENTRIC SUGGESTIONTHAT historians might profit from an acquaintance with anthropology. Professor Tawney suggested as much in his InauguralLecture at the London School of Economics thirty years ago and it was not often that the adviceof this most influentialhistorianwent unheeded. That it did so in this case can probablybe attributedto the firmlyempirical tradition of British historical scholarship,whose reputation has long rested upon a rigorous command of the primary sources, a distaste for theory and speculation, and a proper aversionto the superficiality which a nodding acquaintance with other disciplines frequently bringsin i