| Theories of Culture in Postmodern Times Contributor(s): Harris, Marvin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761990216 ISBN-13: 9780761990215 Publisher: Altamira Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 1998 Annotation: 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. Click for more in this series: Communities |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306 |
| LCCN: 98-40132 |
| Series: Communities |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.08" W x 8.96" L (0.76 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Marvin Harris is arguably the most influential, prolific anthropological theorist of our time. This book brings together many of the strands of his work of the past two decades into a unified, contemporary statement on anthropological theory and practice. In this book, he presents his current views on the nature of culture addressing such issues as the mental/behavioral debate, emics and etics, and anthropological holism. He resoundly critiques many current theoretical trends_from sociobiology to postmodernism to Afrocentrism. And he offers a cultural materialist perspective on diverse contemporary issues such as the IQ question and the fall of communism. Harris' thought-provoking and controversial theoretical views will be required reading for all anthropologists, social theorists, and their students. |
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