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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... Yanomamo Club Fight 351 17.2 Song Contest 353 17.3 Kuikuru Shaman 355 17.4 Mehinacu Chieftainship 358 17.5 Leopard Skin Chief 360 17.6 Tiwi Warrior 362 17.7 Yanomamo Warriors 364 17.8 Yanomamo Village 366 18.1 Solomon Island Chiefs 373 ...
... Yanomamo Club Fight 351 17.2 Song Contest 353 17.3 Kuikuru Shaman 355 17.4 Mehinacu Chieftainship 358 17.5 Leopard Skin Chief 360 17.6 Tiwi Warrior 362 17.7 Yanomamo Warriors 364 17.8 Yanomamo Village 366 18.1 Solomon Island Chiefs 373 ...
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... YANOMAMO The Yanomamo provide an important test of the theory that warfare has an infrastruc- tural basis even among band and village groups that have very low population densi- ties . The Yanomamo , with a population den- sity of less ...
... YANOMAMO The Yanomamo provide an important test of the theory that warfare has an infrastruc- tural basis even among band and village groups that have very low population densi- ties . The Yanomamo , with a population den- sity of less ...
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... Yanomamo , despite their warlike reputation . Note the plaintains , the staple food of the Yanomamo , hanging from the rafters . 18 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE STATE In this chapter. YANOMAMO VILLAGE FIGURE 17.8 are no clinical signs of ...
... Yanomamo , despite their warlike reputation . Note the plaintains , the staple food of the Yanomamo , hanging from the rafters . 18 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE STATE In this chapter. YANOMAMO VILLAGE FIGURE 17.8 are no clinical signs of ...
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Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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