Culture, People, Nature An Introduction to General Anthropology

Name: Culture, People, Nature An Introduction to General Anthropology
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ISBN: 9780673990938

ISBN-10: 0673990931

ISBN-13: 9780673990938

Edition: 7th 1997

Authors: Marvin Harris

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Professor 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.

Book details

List price: $225.00
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/27/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 520
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English




Physical Anthropology



Introduction



Biology, Genetics, and Evolution



The Human Pedigree and Human Nature



The First Hominids



The Origins of Homo Sapiens



Race, Human Variation, and the Forces of Evolution



Culture and Language



The Nature of Culture



Language



Archaeology and Prehistory



The Old World Paleolithic



From the Neolithic to the Rise of States



The Second Earth



Infrastructure



Production



Reproduction



Human Sexuality



Structure



Economic Organization



Domestic Organization



Descent, Locality, and Kinship



Law, Order, and War in Non-State Societies



Origins and Anatomy of the State



Class and Caste



Ethnicity, Race, and Racism



Gender Hierarchies



Superstructure



Psychological Anthropology



Religion



Art



Anthropology and Modern Life



Applied Anthropology


Appendix: A History of Theories of Culture