The Muse of History and the Science of Culture
`The Muse of History and the science of Cultureis an engaging retrospective on Carneiro's most influential work. This  is likely to be a book that is discovered and rediscovered for a long  time. Carneiro's approach to anthropology is unabashedly scientific  and he should be respected for his steadfastness in a discipline that  blows hot and cold with each new wind.'American Antiquity, 66:4 (2001)`[...]Carneiro deserves praise for dealing with one of the most  important questions in both social science and history. This book will  have the affect of helping social scientist and scholars more  self-consciously examine their assumptions regarding the nature of  history and the role the social sciences and the humanities in  historical investigations.'Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 37:3 (2001)'[...] the range of authorities cited makes the book a  fascinating read. [...]the polemics themselves, and the thoughtful  development of the literature, makes this book a useful source, and  the author's infectious enthusiasm for his project should be widely  emulated.'Science and Society, 66 (2002)