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Title: Our Kind : Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going by Marvin Harris ISBN: 0-06-091990-6 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 26 September, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.58 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Makes up for a good reason why to ignore the exams to come
Comment: When I saw the English version of the book for the first time I simply ignored it because the front cover made me think it were just another try to explain lonely houswives in golden words how the world works. But some weeks later my eye caught a front cover showing the faces of people from "Menschen". In German, this means "humans" as well as "people/crowds", and this book attracted me to sit down in the book store and read. Back home, I forgot about the exams that I had to prepare for, and simply continued to read. Why? Well, Harris really gets your mind back to work by provoking arguments when explaining the origins of human brain and language, of war, priests, sexual roles, or states in just a few pages each. Especially funny was how he presented the seemingly endless chain of examples from the Eastern highlands of Papua-Newguinea (and to discuss it with a friend who grew up there), like husbands arrowing the thighs of their wives shortly after marriage, just to demonstrate who is going to rule in the future. Apart from the fun we had, the book also made us rethink some of the issues presented there although, naturally, we could not agree with all he stated
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Cultural Anthropology - Fascinating Insights
Comment: Okay, I loved the book. A.K.A. - It fits with my prejudices. That aside, there are several points which make this a good book to read.
First, Mr. Harris lays ideas out in a consice, understandable format with a cunning sense of humor.
Second, Mr. Harris's ideas are quite thought provoking, and the pattern with which he describes human behavior while relating it to more 'primitive' cultures was very refreshing.
For those people looking for something to believe in, try the bible. For those who would like to THINK about things, try this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: AWESOME BOOK
Comment: Wow! Marvin Harris really did it with this book. Very Very Good! After reading this i'm not so sure anymore on the idea of creation.
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Title: Cannibals and Kings : Origins of Cultures by Marvin Harris ISBN: 067972849X Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 04 June, 1991 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches : The Riddles of Culture by Marvin Harris ISBN: 0679724680 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 17 December, 1989 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Why Nothing Works : The Anthropology of Daily Life by Marvin Harris ISBN: 0671635778 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 15 January, 1987 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Good to Eat: Riddles of Food and Culture by Marvin Harris ISBN: 1577660153 Publisher: Waveland Press Pub. Date: July, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.50 |
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Title: Cultural Materialism: The Struggle for a Science of Culture by Marvin Harris, Allen Johnson, Orna Johnson ISBN: 0759101353 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield (Non NBN) Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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