Cultural Anthropology (Book Alone) (7th Edition) - Softcover

Marvin Harris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205454437 ISBN 13: 9780205454433

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 2006

Synopsis

"Using a cultural materialist approach, this classic text provides students with a framework for explaining how the parts of sociocultural systems are interrelated and how they change over time."

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Written by one of the most famous modern anthropologists, the fifth edition of Cultural Anthropology continues to focus on the book's two major objectives. First, it presents a holistic view of sociocultural systems, and secondly, the book provides a unified theoretical framework for explaining these systems. It also remains faithful to the belief that anthropologists must routinely deal with facts and theories that are crucial to informed decisions regarding issues of enduring relevance. The cultural approach used throughout furnishes a framework for explaining how the parts of sociocultural systems are interrelated and how they change over time.

The book also continues in its effort to identify the many causal strands that help explain the process of sociocultural change. It tries to make sense of the many seemingly irrational or arbitrary customs and institutions in small, technologically simple societies as well as complex nations.

For anyone interested in the study of culture.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0205454437
• ISBN 13: 9780205454433
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 385