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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3.16). In pongids the main weight of the head is well forward of the pivot points.
The powerful neck muscles needed for stability completely obscure the skeletal
contour of the gorilla's cerv ical region. Modern hominids are different; our
occipital ...
3.16). In pongids the main weight of the head is well forward of the pivot points.
The powerful neck muscles needed for stability completely obscure the skeletal
contour of the gorilla's cerv ical region. Modern hominids are different; our
occipital ...
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The face and upper Jaw Among pongids the face extends well beyond the plane
of the forehead. The forward thrust is continued by the upper jaw, resulting in a
shape known as prognathism (see Fig. 3.17). In contrast, the modern human ...
The face and upper Jaw Among pongids the face extends well beyond the plane
of the forehead. The forward thrust is continued by the upper jaw, resulting in a
shape known as prognathism (see Fig. 3.17). In contrast, the modern human ...
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Among the pongids, gorillas and chimpanzees bear the closest resemblance to
hominids, as confirmed by the analysis of various biochemical tests. Like the
pongids, the hominids probably had an ancestor who brachiated and practiced ...
Among the pongids, gorillas and chimpanzees bear the closest resemblance to
hominids, as confirmed by the analysis of various biochemical tests. Like the
pongids, the hominids probably had an ancestor who brachiated and practiced ...
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Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
Copyright | |
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| 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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