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Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture

by Marvin Harris

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ISBN13: 9780679724681
ISBN10: 0679724680
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This book challenges those who argue that we can change the world by changing the way people think. Harris shows that no matter how bizarre a people's behavior may seem, it always stems from concrete social and economic conditions.
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ISBN:
9780679724681
Subtitle:
The Riddles of Culture
Author:
Harris, Marvin
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Psychology
Subject:
Ethnology
Subject:
Anthropology - Cultural
Subject:
Anthropology
Subject:
Witchcraft
Subject:
Customs & Traditions
Subject:
Occult sciences and parapsychology
Subject:
Witchcraft & Wicca
Subject:
Anthropology - General
Subject:
Ethnology -- Miscellanea.
Edition Number:
Vintage Books ed.
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references p. 269-276.
Series Volume:
24
Publication Date:
December 1989
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
288
Dimensions:
8.06x5.26x.61 in. .47 lbs.
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