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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... meat . The social behavior surrounding meat consumption is marked by sharing , much fussing , and excitement , unlike plant - eating occasions . Chimpanzees at Gombe occasionally share some plant foods , but meat is always shared unless ...
... meat . The social behavior surrounding meat consumption is marked by sharing , much fussing , and excitement , unlike plant - eating occasions . Chimpanzees at Gombe occasionally share some plant foods , but meat is always shared unless ...
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... meat , the recipients usually move off , some- times followed by others . Even if the pos- sessor only relinquishes chewed leaf- meat wadges , social harmony will temporarily be restored and he will be able to eat a few mouthfuls in ...
... meat , the recipients usually move off , some- times followed by others . Even if the pos- sessor only relinquishes chewed leaf- meat wadges , social harmony will temporarily be restored and he will be able to eat a few mouthfuls in ...
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... meat - eating opportunities but in- creased competition from large mammalian carnivores and scavengers - huge saber- toothed tigers , giant hyenas , packs of wild THE MEAT AND BASE CAMP SCENARIO While almost all anthropologists reject ...
... meat - eating opportunities but in- creased competition from large mammalian carnivores and scavengers - huge saber- toothed tigers , giant hyenas , packs of wild THE MEAT AND BASE CAMP SCENARIO While almost all anthropologists reject ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
Copyright | |
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