Cultural Materialism Book Review by The Research Group
Cultural Materialism
A review of cultural materialism through "Cows, Pigs, Wars and Witches" by Marvin Harris.
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| 690 words
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| MLA
| 2006
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This paper reviews the book "Cows, Pigs, Wars and Witches" by Marvin Harris and provides a discussion of the author's concept of cultural materialism as a way of explaining how people and societies exist. It explains that the framework provided by Harris is also applied to an aspect of contemporary U.S. society (the war against Iraq).
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"In "Cows, Pigs Wars and Witches: The Riddles of Culture", anthropologist Marvin Harris provides a framework for understanding the riddles of culture that is known as cultural materialism. Whether it is the sacred status of the ..."Cite this Book Review:
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Cultural Materialism (2006, December 01)
Retrieved June 07, 2023, from https://www.academon.com/book-review/cultural-materialism-70625/
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"Cultural Materialism" 01 December 2006.
Web. 07 June. 2023. <https://www.academon.com/book-review/cultural-materialism-70625/>