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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... women than the fact that in 1987 , among the members of the United Nations , fewer than 5 percent of heads of state are women . Of course , this body of evidence does not justify the conclusion that women are powerless or that they ...
... women than the fact that in 1987 , among the members of the United Nations , fewer than 5 percent of heads of state are women . Of course , this body of evidence does not justify the conclusion that women are powerless or that they ...
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... Women dominate the gift - giving. RECREATED CREATION FIGURE 20.3 unable or neglected to obtain the woman's point of view . For example , the seclusion of men- struating women among the Yurok Indians of Northern California has ...
... Women dominate the gift - giving. RECREATED CREATION FIGURE 20.3 unable or neglected to obtain the woman's point of view . For example , the seclusion of men- struating women among the Yurok Indians of Northern California has ...
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... Women are strong ; women are impor- tant . Zhun / twa [ ! Kung San ] men say that women are the chiefs , the rich ones , the wise ones . Because women possess something very important , something that enables men to live : their genitals .
... Women are strong ; women are impor- tant . Zhun / twa [ ! Kung San ] men say that women are the chiefs , the rich ones , the wise ones . Because women possess something very important , something that enables men to live : their genitals .
Contents
Why Study Anthropology? | 5 |
Organic Evolution | 9 |
The Inheritance of Genes | 11 |
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