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Why Humans Have Cultures examines three basic questions: what unity underlies human cultural diversity? What are the origins of that diversity? How can we understand it? The author argues that it is the ways in which people interact--rather than technological advances--that have been of crucial importance in human history. In this thought-provoking book, Carrithers draws on ancient and contemporary examples to show how this perspective forms a solid foundation for the study of culture, society, and history.
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Michael Carrithers is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Durham.
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"A stimulating contribution to the debate on "the nature of human nature"--extremely well-presented."--William Lipe, Washington State University
"...presents a complex problem in an entertaining, but lucid format."--Greg Campbell, University of Montana
"[An] excellent discussion of questions basic to anthropology."--Daniel Amos, Pacific University
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0192892118
- ISBN 13 9780192892119
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages230
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