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 365
... Warfare is thus best understood as a deadly form of competi- tion between autonomous groups for scarce resources ( R. Cohen 1984 ; Ferguson 1987 ) . GAME ANIMALS AND WARFARE : THE YANOMAMO The Yanomamo provide an important test of the ...
... Warfare is thus best understood as a deadly form of competi- tion between autonomous groups for scarce resources ( R. Cohen 1984 ; Ferguson 1987 ) . GAME ANIMALS AND WARFARE : THE YANOMAMO The Yanomamo provide an important test of the ...
Page 370
... warfare , there is reason to believe that warfare was less frequent in the Paleolithic than in the Neolithic and that village farmers are more likely to attempt to rout each other . Warfare cannot be explained as a consequence of ...
... warfare , there is reason to believe that warfare was less frequent in the Paleolithic than in the Neolithic and that village farmers are more likely to attempt to rout each other . Warfare cannot be explained as a consequence of ...
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... warfare and aggressive male sports : ( A ) Afghan game requires daring feats of horsemanship ; ( B ) the sporting life in England - rugby ; ( C ) boxing , the United States ; ( D ) mock combat in Indonesia ; ( E ) the gentle art of ...
... warfare and aggressive male sports : ( A ) Afghan game requires daring feats of horsemanship ; ( B ) the sporting life in England - rugby ; ( C ) boxing , the United States ; ( D ) mock combat in Indonesia ; ( E ) the gentle art of ...
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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