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# Roger M. Keesing

(1935–1993)   Anthropologist

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Roger M. Keesing was an anthropologist.

## Quick Facts About Roger M. Keesing

Born May 16, 1935

Died May 7, 1993

Profession Anthropologist

## About Roger M. Keesing

American anthropologist (1935-1993)... \| Roger Martin Keesing was an American linguist and anthropologist, most notable for his fieldwork on the Kwaio people of Malaita in the Solomon Islands, and his writings on a wide range of topics including kinship, religion, politics, history, cognitive anthropology and language. Keesing was a major

##  Quotes by Roger M. Keesing

> [“Ultimately amorality is immorality.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-m-keesing/ultimately-amorality-is-immorality/)

Roger M. Keesing

[Amorality](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amorality/)

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> [“Neoclassical economics is precisely the theory one would expect a vastly complex system of international corporations, world markets, and interconnected currencies to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-m-keesing/neoclassical-economics-is-precisely-the-theory-one-would-expect-a/)

Roger M. Keesing

[Economics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economics/)

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