Marvin Eugene Harris

The Rise of Anthropological Theory: A History of Theories of Culture

The best known, most often cited history of anthropological theory is finally available in paperback! First published in 1968, Harris's book has been cited in over 1,000 works and is one of the key documents explaining cultural materialism, the theory associated with Harris's work. This updated edit...

Cultural Materialism: The Struggle for a Science of Culture

Cultural Materialism, published in 1979, was Marvin Harris's first full-length explication of the theory with which his work has been associated. While Harris has developed and modified some of his ideas over the past two decades, generations of professors have looked to this volume as the essential...

Good to Eat: Riddles of Food and Culture

Why are human food habits so diverse? Why do Americans recoil at the thought of dog meat? Jews and Moslems, pork? Hindus, beef? Why do Asians abhor milk? In Good to Eat, bestselling author Marvin Harris leads readers on an informative detective adventure to solve the world's major food puzzles. He e...

Cannibals and Kings: Origins of Cultures

In this brilliant and profound study the distinguished American anthropologist Marvin Harris shows how the endless varieties of cultural behavior -- often so puzzling at first glance -- can be explained as adaptations to particular ecological conditions. His aim is to account for the evolution of cu...

Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture

This book challenges those who argue that we can change the world by changing the way people think. Harris shows that no matter how bizarre a people's behavior may seem, it always stems from concrete social and economic conditions.

Theories of Culture in Postmodern Times (Communities)

This text presents Marvin Harris' view on the nature of culture, and offers a materialist perspective on contemporary issues including the IQ question and the fall of communism.

Cultural Anthropology

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Our Kind: Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going

Writing with the same wit, humor, and style of his earlier bestsellers, noted anthropologist Marvin Harris traces our roots and views our destiny.

Our Kind: Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where Are We Going

Cultural Anthropology

Cultural Anthropology

Cultural Anthropology

Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General Anthropology

Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General Anthropology

Cultural Anthropology

Our Kind: Who We Are, Where We Came From, and Where We Are Going