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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... known as crossing over ( Fig . 2.5 ) , and it occurs just before reduction divi- sion , when the 23 pairs of chromosomes are lined up at the center of the cell . Because of crossing over , the chromosomes contributed by any particular ...
... known as crossing over ( Fig . 2.5 ) , and it occurs just before reduction divi- sion , when the 23 pairs of chromosomes are lined up at the center of the cell . Because of crossing over , the chromosomes contributed by any particular ...
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... known , but it seems likely , given the absence of stone projectile points , that large animals were scavenged and that hunting was confined to small ani- mals ( Lewin 1984 ; Shipman 1986 ) . It is known that during the Pliocene ...
... known , but it seems likely , given the absence of stone projectile points , that large animals were scavenged and that hunting was confined to small ani- mals ( Lewin 1984 ; Shipman 1986 ) . It is known that during the Pliocene ...
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... known as churinga , which are the visible manifestations of each person's spirit ( Fig . 21.8 ) . The churinga are believed to have been left behind by the totemic ancestors as they traveled about the countryside at the beginning of the ...
... known as churinga , which are the visible manifestations of each person's spirit ( Fig . 21.8 ) . The churinga are believed to have been left behind by the totemic ancestors as they traveled about the countryside at the beginning of the ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
Copyright | |
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