"Cultural Materialism" by Marvin Harris

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"Man's physical evolution was a source of controversy in the past and is now a fascinating journey into prehistoric tines thanks in part to the archeological and physical anthropological findings over the last century. However, it was due to Charles Darwin's initial studies and research and eventual development of the evolution theory that directed and focused the ensuing scientific studies.


The evolution of how man lived, how he developed technology and social structures, among other elements, is another facet of anthropology that is termed "culture." And, just as Darwin's theories were criticized, now Marvin Harris, in Cultural Materialism the Struggle for a Science of Culture (1980), ignites his own controversy as he attempts to take the lead in classifying cultural anthropology under the broader term of..."

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