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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... Anthropologists insist first and fore- most that conclusions based on the study of one particular human group or civilization be checked against the evidence of other groups or civilizations . In this way the rele- vance of anthropology ...
... Anthropologists insist first and fore- most that conclusions based on the study of one particular human group or civilization be checked against the evidence of other groups or civilizations . In this way the rele- vance of anthropology ...
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... anthropologists have become in- volved occasionally or regularly in research that has more or less immediate practical applications . They are known as practi- tioners of applied anthropology . The core of applied anthropology con ...
... anthropologists have become in- volved occasionally or regularly in research that has more or less immediate practical applications . They are known as practi- tioners of applied anthropology . The core of applied anthropology con ...
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... anthropologists have become in- volved occasionally or regularly in research that has more or less immediate practical applications . They are known as practi- tioners of applied anthropology . The core of applied anthropology con ...
... anthropologists have become in- volved occasionally or regularly in research that has more or less immediate practical applications . They are known as practi- tioners of applied anthropology . The core of applied anthropology con ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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