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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It occurs with a frequency of 70-80 percent in Scotland, central Africa, Siberia,
and Australia. Type A is equally unmindful of racial boundaries. Africa, India, and
southern and northern China all have 10-20 percent frequencies, while Japan, ...
It occurs with a frequency of 70-80 percent in Scotland, central Africa, Siberia,
and Australia. Type A is equally unmindful of racial boundaries. Africa, India, and
southern and northern China all have 10-20 percent frequencies, while Japan, ...
Page 556
The Concentration of Wealth According to the Federal Reserve Board's 1983 "
Survey of Consumer Financing," 2 percent of U.S. families owned the following:
20 percent of all real estate 50 percent of all privately held stocks 39 percent of all
...
The Concentration of Wealth According to the Federal Reserve Board's 1983 "
Survey of Consumer Financing," 2 percent of U.S. families owned the following:
20 percent of all real estate 50 percent of all privately held stocks 39 percent of all
...
Page 569
Surveys show that the number of women between age 18 and 34 who say that
they do not expect to have children has quintupled since 1967; 1 1 percent of the
women in this age group say they want no children at all. Among those who want
...
Surveys show that the number of women between age 18 and 34 who say that
they do not expect to have children has quintupled since 1967; 1 1 percent of the
women in this age group say they want no children at all. Among those who want
...
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Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Culture, people, nature: an introduction to general anthropology |
| Author | Marvin Harris |
| Edition | 5, illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Oct 2008 |
| Length | 678 pages |
| Subjects | › › Social Science / Anthropology / General Social Science / Sociology / General |
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