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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Page 354
... village - dwelling group of Brazilian In- dians ( Fig . 17.3 ) . Lightning had set fire to two houses . The shaman went into a trance and discovered that the lightning had been sent by a man who had left the village some years ...
... village - dwelling group of Brazilian In- dians ( Fig . 17.3 ) . Lightning had set fire to two houses . The shaman went into a trance and discovered that the lightning had been sent by a man who had left the village some years ...
Page 365
... village soci- eties . Therefore , the fact that population densities are low does not mean that band and village societies are not threatened by depletions of vital resources or by diminish- ing returns . Warfare in such societies ...
... village soci- eties . Therefore , the fact that population densities are low does not mean that band and village societies are not threatened by depletions of vital resources or by diminish- ing returns . Warfare in such societies ...
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... villages , necessitating frequent long- distance hunts , some of which take the whole village on protracted treks . Were it not for these long sojourns away from the village , game near the village would soon be com- pletely wiped out ...
... villages , necessitating frequent long- distance hunts , some of which take the whole village on protracted treks . Were it not for these long sojourns away from the village , game near the village would soon be com- pletely wiped out ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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