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“marvin harris”

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  • Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches

    The Riddles of Culture

    by Marvin Harris ...
    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 ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Cannibals and Kings

    Origins of Cultures

    by Marvin Harris ...
    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 ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Why Nothing Works

    The Anthropology of Daily Life

    by Marvin Harris ...
    From cults to crime to porno parlors—this book is about a lot of things that are new and strange in America today.This book is about cults, crime, and shoddy goods, and the shrinking dollar. It's about porno parlors, and sex shops, and men kissing in the streets. It's about daughters shaking up, women on the rampage, marriages postponed, divorces on the rise, and no one having kids. It's about old ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Cultural Materialism

    The Struggle for a Science of Culture

    by Marvin Harris ...
    Cultural Materialism, published in 1979, was Marvin Harris's first full-length explication of the theory with which his work has been associated. While Harris has developed and modified some of his ideas over the past two decades, generations of professors have looked to this volume as the essential starting point for explaining the science of culture to students. Now available again after a ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • The Rise of Anthropological Theory

    A History of Theories of Culture

    by Marvin Harris ...
    The best known, most often cited history of anthropological theory is finally available in paperback! First published in 1968, Harris's book has been cited in over 1,000 works and is one of the key documents explaining cultural materialism, the theory associated with Harris's work. This updated edition included the complete 1968 text plus a new introduction by Maxine Margolis, which discusses the ... Read more

    $126.99 CAD

  • Theories of Culture in Postmodern Times

    by Marvin Harris ...
    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, ... Read more

    $61.99 CAD

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    Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches

    The Riddles of Culture

    by Marvin Harris ...
    Narrated by Joel Richards ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 37 min

    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 ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    by Matt Kracht ...
    Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

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    Guess what: Bees are incredible. Extreme bee enthusiast and bestselling author Matt Kracht is here to set the record straight with this helpful guidebook to all things bees.Are you ready for the ultimate bee book? With humorous quips, lists, and musings, OMFG, BEES! will show you just how important these esteemed bee-list celebrities really are. (Hint: We can't live without them.)Delving into ... Read more

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    Ruin Their Crops on the Ground

    The Politics of Food in the United States, from the Trail of Tears to School Lunch

    by Andrea Freeman ...
    Narrated by Heni Zoutomou ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 28 min

    The first and definitive history of the use of food in United States law and politics as a weapon of conquest and control, a Fast Food Nation for the Black Lives Matter eraIn 1779, to subjugate Indigenous nations, George Washington ordered his troops to “ruin their crops now in the ground and prevent their planting more.” Destroying harvests is just one way that the United States has used food as ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

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    Hype

    How Scammers, Grifters, and Con Artists Are Taking Over the Internet—and Why We're Following

    by Gabrielle Bluestone ...
    Narrated by Eileen Stevens ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 2 min

    From former Vice journalist and executive producer of hit Netflix documentary Fyre comes an eye-opening look at the con artists, grifters and snake oil salesmen of the digital age—and why we can’t stop falling for them.We live in an age where scams are the new normal. A charismatic entrepreneur sells thousands of tickets to a festival that never happened. Respected investors pour ... ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

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    Off-Earth

    Ethical Questions and Quandaries for Living in Outer Space

    by Erika Nesvold ...
    Narrated by April Doty ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 43 min

    Can we do better in space than we've done here on Earth?We've pinpointed the destination, refined the technology, designed the habitat. Are we forgetting something? A timely reminder that it's not just rocket science, this book explores the all-too-human issues raised by the prospect of settling in outer space. Accordingly, her work highlights the complex ethical challenges that accompany any ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

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    Carnage and Culture

    Landmark Battles in the Rise to Western Power

    by Victor Davis Hanson ...
    Narrated by Bob Souer ...

    Unabridged

    20 hours 32 min

    Examining nine landmark battles from ancient to modern times—from Salamis, where outnumbered Greeks devastated the slave army of Xerxes, to Cortes's conquest of Mexico to the Tet offensive—Victor Davis Hanson explains why the armies of the West have been the most lethal and effective of any fighting forces in the world.Looking beyond popular explanations such as geography or superior technology, ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

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