Marvin Harris Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Uses a case study approach to make a comparative analysis of a series of specific minority groups, in terms of their historical backgrounds, to study their degree of integration into their new society.

In this book, Marvin Harris presents his current views on the nature of culture addressing such issues as the mental/behavioral debate, emics and etics, and anthropological holism.

Die (Kultur- )Geschichte der Welt - faktenreich, interdisziplinär, knapp und mitunter provozierend gedeutet und zu einem einheitlichen Ganzen zusammengefasst aus anthropologischer Sicht.

One of America's leading anthropolgists offers solutions to the perplexing question of why people behave the way they do. Why do Hindus worship cows? Why do Jews and Moslems refuse to eat pork? Why did so many people in post-medieval Europe believe in witches? Marvin Harris answers these and other perplexing questions about human behavior, showing that no matter how bizarre a people's behavior may seem, it always stems from identifiable and intelligble sources.

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Die Vielfalt menschlicher Ernährungsgewohnheiten zählt zu den aufregendsten und populärsten Phänomenen der Kulturen, denn jeder einzelne Mensch steht drei- bis fünfmal täglich vor der Frage, was er essen soll. In seinem kurzweiligen Buch zeigt uns der weltbekannte Anthropologe Marvin Harris, dass sich die Vielfalt menschlicher Essgewohnheiten auf dem Boden nackter Tatsachen ganz einfach erklären lässt.

Examines the changes taking place in modern America, and discusses shoddy workmanship, poor service, inflation, crime, and religious cults.

Written by a foremost spokesperson on cultural materialism, this book introduces students to the four fields of anthropology making all aspects of archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology and cultural anthropology accessible and relevant to readers.

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. "[A] magisterial interpretation of the rise and fall of human cultures and societies." -- Robert Lekachman, Washington Post Book World "Its persuasive arguments asserting the primacy of cultural rather than genetic or psychological factors in human life deserve the widest possible audience." -- Gloria Levitas The New Leader "[An] original and...urgent theory about the nature of man and at the reason that human cultures take so many diverse shapes." -- The New Yorker "Lively and controversial." -- I. Bernard Cohen, front page, The New York Times Book Review

In questo studio brillante e profondo, l'antropologo americano Marvin Harris mostra come le innumerevoli varietà di comportamento culturale, spesso così puzzling a prima vista, possano essere spiegate come adattamenti a particolari condizioni ecologiche. Il suo obiettivo è rendere conto dell'evoluzione delle forme culturali, analogamente a come Darwin ha spiegato l'evoluzione delle forme biologiche: dimostrare come le culture adottino le loro forme caratteristiche in risposta a modalità ecologiche in cambiamento. Harris propone un'interpretazione magistrale dell'ascesa e della caduta delle culture e delle società umane, sostenendo che i fattori culturali hanno la priorità rispetto a quelli genetici o psicologici nella vita umana. La sua teoria originale e urgente sulla natura dell'uomo e sul motivo per cui le culture umane assumono forme così diverse è viva e controversa, invitando a una riflessione profonda sulle dinamiche culturali.

Written by a foremost spokesperson on cultural materialism, this book introduces students to the four fields of anthropology making all aspects of archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology and cultural anthropology accessible and relevant to readers.