Cannibals and Kings. the Origins of Cultures
by Harris, Marvin
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394407652
- ISBN 13
- 9780394407654
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About This Item
Random House, New York, 1977.. Good/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, VG (with occasional underlining) in near fine yellow dj. "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. What Harris argues is that cultures assume their characteristic forms in response to available resources. " 239 pp. including index and notes on author.
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- Bookseller
- bookwitch (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48355
- Title
- Cannibals and Kings. the Origins of Cultures
- Author
- Harris, Marvin
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394407652
- ISBN 13
- 9780394407654
- Publisher
- Random House, New York, 1977.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1977
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