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 starting point for explaining the science of culture to students. Now available again after a hiatus, this edition of Cultural Materialism contains the complete text of the original book plus a new introduction by Orna and ...
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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 starting point for explaining the science of culture to students. Now available again after a hiatus, this edition of Cultural Materialism contains the complete text of the original book plus a new introduction by Orna and Allen Johnson that updates his ideas and examines the impact that the book and theory have had on anthropological theorizing.
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Add this copy of Cultural Materialism: the Struggle for a Science of to cart. $6.27, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Random House (NY).
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Very Good. Size: 8x5x1; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Blind stamp and marking on fep. Attributing the origins and development of culture to the ways various societies adapt to their particular environments, Harris pits his theory of cultural materialism against such alternative theories of culture as Wilson's sociobiology and Levi-Strauss's structuralism.
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Very Good in Very Good, Not Price Clipped jacket. Book Complete number line from 2 to 9 with the words First Edition printed below which constituted a first printing for Random House books of that period; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; fading to spine; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 850grams, ISBN: 0394412400.
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