Theories of culture in postmodern times /
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| Author / Creator: | Harris, Marvin, 1927-2001 |
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| Imprint: | Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, c1999. |
| Description: | 224 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3496565 |
| Summary: | Marvin Harris is arguably the most influential, prolific anthropological theorist of our time. This book brings together many of the strands of his work of the past two decades into a unified, contemporary statement on anthropological theory and practice. In this book, he presents his current views on the nature of culture addressing such issues as the mental/behavioral debate, emics and etics, and anthropological holism. He resoundly critiques many current theoretical trends_from sociobiology to postmodernism to Afrocentrism. And he offers a cultural materialist perspective on diverse contemporary issues such as the IQ question and the fall of communism. Harris' thought-provoking and controversial theoretical views will be required reading for all anthropologists, social theorists, and their students. |
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| Physical Description: | 224 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-212) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0761990208 0761990216 |
