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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Page 84
... hunting - and- gathering groups must have been organized in a similar fashion . The projection of the sex roles of con- temporary hunting peoples back upon the H. erectus of a million years ago merits extreme skepticism . There is no ...
... hunting - and- gathering groups must have been organized in a similar fashion . The projection of the sex roles of con- temporary hunting peoples back upon the H. erectus of a million years ago merits extreme skepticism . There is no ...
Page 250
... hunter - gatherers , the ! Kung San men specialize in hunting while the ! Kung San women specialize in gathering , al- though on occasion women will bring a small animal back to camp and men will help in carrying heavy loads of nuts ...
... hunter - gatherers , the ! Kung San men specialize in hunting while the ! Kung San women specialize in gathering , al- though on occasion women will bring a small animal back to camp and men will help in carrying heavy loads of nuts ...
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... hunting success given by his Spirit Helpers , the hunter had to observe certain taboos , refrain from hunting or eating certain species , or avoid trespassing in a particular locale . A hunter should never sleep out on the ice edge ...
... hunting success given by his Spirit Helpers , the hunter had to observe certain taboos , refrain from hunting or eating certain species , or avoid trespassing in a particular locale . A hunter should never sleep out on the ice edge ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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