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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... creationist theory , all species at one time ate only plants and were capable of living forever . Even wolves and tigers had to be vegetarians in those earliest times , for no animals could die . Creationists also claim that 8000 years ...
... creationist theory , all species at one time ate only plants and were capable of living forever . Even wolves and tigers had to be vegetarians in those earliest times , for no animals could die . Creationists also claim that 8000 years ...
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... creationists claim human tracks are found among the dinosaur tracks , which if true would challenge the interpretations of evolu- tionists . Contrary to television and comic book portrayals of " cave men " with dinosaur neighbors ...
... creationists claim human tracks are found among the dinosaur tracks , which if true would challenge the interpretations of evolu- tionists . Contrary to television and comic book portrayals of " cave men " with dinosaur neighbors ...
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... Creationists counter by de- fining kinds as " basic created kinds , " which they estimate to number from 700 to 50,000 . All " apes " for example are called a " major kind . " But this only leads to a new dilemma for the creationists ...
... Creationists counter by de- fining kinds as " basic created kinds , " which they estimate to number from 700 to 50,000 . All " apes " for example are called a " major kind . " But this only leads to a new dilemma for the creationists ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
Copyright | |
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