num_pages: 224
description: 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.
language: English
title: Theories of Culture in Postmodern Times
titlecomplete: Theories of Culture in Postmodern Times (Communities)
genres: Nonfiction, Anthropology, Philosophy, Cultural
ratings_count: 85
publisher: AltaMira Press