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 208
... land . When the sea was down only 150 feet , they could have walked across on a " bridge " between 100 to 200 miles wide . At its maximum , Beringia , as this now submerged land is called , was 1000 miles wide . Even without the land ...
... land . When the sea was down only 150 feet , they could have walked across on a " bridge " between 100 to 200 miles wide . At its maximum , Beringia , as this now submerged land is called , was 1000 miles wide . Even without the land ...
Page 299
... land ; money can also be used as payment for labor . Rent ( see p . 300 ) for leased land and interest on loans are also said to occur . A closer look at the land tenure situa- tion , however , reveals fundamental differ- ences between ...
... land ; money can also be used as payment for labor . Rent ( see p . 300 ) for leased land and interest on loans are also said to occur . A closer look at the land tenure situa- tion , however , reveals fundamental differ- ences between ...
Page 300
... land and resource ownership do occur in egalitarian societies . Ownership of garden lands , for example , is often claimed by kin groups in village communities , but every- body belongs to such kin groups , and hence adults cannot be ...
... land and resource ownership do occur in egalitarian societies . Ownership of garden lands , for example , is often claimed by kin groups in village communities , but every- body belongs to such kin groups , and hence adults cannot be ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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