Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General AnthropologyProfessor Harris - the leading theorist in cultural materialism - bases this comprehensive work on the perspective of thematic and theoretical coherence, giving the book depth and continuity. Speaking directly to students, helpful chapter introductions and end-of-chapter summaries focus on key points before and after reading each chapter. This seventh edition includes meticulous updating of research and scholarship, especially in the very active field of physical anthropology and archaeology. A new feature - "America Now Updates" - turns an anthropological eye on the contemporary U.S., emphasizing the comparative aspects of anthropology and making the discipline relevant to students. |
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... Middle East . ) Domesticated barley , wheat , goats , and sheep dating ... Eastern Neolithic transformation occurred corre- spond roughly to the ... Middle Eastern peoples incorporated these plants and animals into their food sup- ply ...
... Middle East . ) Domesticated barley , wheat , goats , and sheep dating ... Eastern Neolithic transformation occurred corre- spond roughly to the ... Middle Eastern peoples incorporated these plants and animals into their food sup- ply ...
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... Middle East - were also being used . The Middle Eastern plow and oxen arrived even later - 2200 B.P. All this indicates that the early North China system of field agriculture and stock raising had developed independently of the Middle ...
... Middle East - were also being used . The Middle Eastern plow and oxen arrived even later - 2200 B.P. All this indicates that the early North China system of field agriculture and stock raising had developed independently of the Middle ...
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... Middle Eastern se- quence . Nonetheless , native American tech- nological change was definitely proceeding at a slower rate . Much of the " lag " can be attributed to the differential natural endow- ments of the Middle Eastern and ...
... Middle Eastern se- quence . Nonetheless , native American tech- nological change was definitely proceeding at a slower rate . Much of the " lag " can be attributed to the differential natural endow- ments of the Middle Eastern and ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
Copyright | |
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