Theories of Culture in Postmodern Times
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- ISBN 9780761990215
- Weight: 313g
- Dimensions: 155 x 231mm
- Publication Date: 16 Oct 1998
- Publisher: AltaMira Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
University of Florida
