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Cannibals and kings : the origins of cultures / Marvin Harris.

Harris, Marvin, 1927-2001 (Author).

Summary:

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 cultural forms as Darwin accounted for the evolution of biological forms: to show how cultures adopt their characteristic forms in response to changing ecological modes.

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  • ISBN: 067972849X
  • ISBN: 9780679728498
  • Physical Description: xiv, 351 pages ; 21 cm
  • Edition: Vintage books ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, 1991, ©1977.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-335) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Culture and nature -- Murders in Eden -- The origin of agriculture -- The origin of war -- Proteins and the fierce people -- The origin of male supremacy and of the Oedipus complex -- The origin of pristine states -- The pre-Columbian states of Mesoamerica -- The cannibal kingdom -- The lamb of mercy -- Forbidden flesh -- The origin of the sacred cow -- The hydraulic trap -- The origin of capitalism -- The industrial bubble -- Epilogue and moral soliloquy.

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Subject: Social evolution.
Culture > Origin.
Human beings > Effect of environment on.
Food supply.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Kirtland Community College Library GN 357.5 .H37 1991 30775305529332 General Collection Available -

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