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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... species the perpetuation of an individual's genes often depends as much on A GREAT MOMENT IN SCIENCE On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties ; and on the Per- petuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection . By ...
... species the perpetuation of an individual's genes often depends as much on A GREAT MOMENT IN SCIENCE On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties ; and on the Per- petuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection . By ...
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... species do not seem to change at all and the suddenness with which new species often appear . An al- ternative view of speciation is called punc- tuated equilibrium . According to this view , species are not always accumulating new ...
... species do not seem to change at all and the suddenness with which new species often appear . An al- ternative view of speciation is called punc- tuated equilibrium . According to this view , species are not always accumulating new ...
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... species that maximize the rate of caloric re- turn for the time they spend foraging . There will always be at least one species that will be taken on encounter - namely , the one with the highest rate of caloric return for each hour of ...
... species that maximize the rate of caloric re- turn for the time they spend foraging . There will always be at least one species that will be taken on encounter - namely , the one with the highest rate of caloric return for each hour of ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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