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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... monkeys ; ( 2 ) the Cercopithecoi- dea , or Old World monkeys ; and ( 3 ) the Hominoidea , which include all fossil and contemporary species of both apes and human beings . ( Some taxonomists distin- guish two infraorders within the ...
... monkeys ; ( 2 ) the Cercopithecoi- dea , or Old World monkeys ; and ( 3 ) the Hominoidea , which include all fossil and contemporary species of both apes and human beings . ( Some taxonomists distin- guish two infraorders within the ...
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... monkeys of Taka- saki - yama eat the fruit of the muku tree , they either throw away the hard stone inside or swallow it and excrete it in their feces . But the monkeys of Arashi - yama break the stone with their teeth and eat the pulpy ...
... monkeys of Taka- saki - yama eat the fruit of the muku tree , they either throw away the hard stone inside or swallow it and excrete it in their feces . But the monkeys of Arashi - yama break the stone with their teeth and eat the pulpy ...
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An Introduction to General Anthropology Marvin Harris. JAPANESE MONKEY CULTURE A female monkey of Koshima troop washing a sweet potato . JAPANESE MONKEYS WASHING WHEAT ( A ) Members of Koshima. FIGURE 4.21 " predator whose natural ...
An Introduction to General Anthropology Marvin Harris. JAPANESE MONKEY CULTURE A female monkey of Koshima troop washing a sweet potato . JAPANESE MONKEYS WASHING WHEAT ( A ) Members of Koshima. FIGURE 4.21 " predator whose natural ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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