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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... Chapter 2 , Organic Evolution . " Scien- tific Creationism . " New section . - Chapter 4 , The First Hominids . " The Evolutionary Road . " New concept ; new diagram . " Homo Habilis " -updated . " Hunt- ing and Plio - Pleistocene ...
... Chapter 2 , Organic Evolution . " Scien- tific Creationism . " New section . - Chapter 4 , The First Hominids . " The Evolutionary Road . " New concept ; new diagram . " Homo Habilis " -updated . " Hunt- ing and Plio - Pleistocene ...
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An Introduction to General Anthropology Marvin Harris. Chapter 21 , Religion . New chapter . Combines sections from previous chapters 21 and 22 . Chapter 24 , Applied Anthropology . New chapter . Most sections new . Chapter 25 , The ...
An Introduction to General Anthropology Marvin Harris. Chapter 21 , Religion . New chapter . Combines sections from previous chapters 21 and 22 . Chapter 24 , Applied Anthropology . New chapter . Most sections new . Chapter 25 , The ...
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... chapter goes on to identify types of economies by their characteristic modes of control over production and exchange . The principal kinds of exchange are indicated , and their relationship to infrastructural conditions is explored ...
... chapter goes on to identify types of economies by their characteristic modes of control over production and exchange . The principal kinds of exchange are indicated , and their relationship to infrastructural conditions is explored ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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