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Title: Cannibals and Kings : Origins of Cultures by Marvin Harris ISBN: 0-679-72849-X Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 04 June, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.08 (12 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Cannibals and Kings: A Disorganized View of Culture
Comment: This book focused on several of the components of culture. It was disorganized because there is little continuity between topics and the general theme is that resources produce cultures. Complicated at times, the book was not difficult to read, but tedious. Another problem with Cannibals and Kings is its focus on female infanticide. It never clearly described why exactly females were killed insted of males. It answers the title by describing why there are/were cannibals in the world and later talk about kings and how kingdoms evolved. This book does give the reader a better understanding of how civilizations formed. The conclusion was inconclusive at best. The Epilogue explains that unless technology improves, the living standard will inevitably fall. Although this may be true, it does not account whether this will be true for the western world only or for the third world or both. This book is worth reading to get a better understanding of the connection between supply and demand and why cultures evolved.
Rating: 4
Summary: A nice take on population growth and much much more...
Comment: Another brilliant view of the emergence of cultures. In the vein of Daniel Quinn, Harris expands on how the intensification of production of resources will always lead to population growth. Such is the recent history of humanity. Prior to intensified production, humans lived quite well within the restraints of their environment without outstripping their resources. For a more complete analysis, check this book out.
Rating: 1
Summary: is the world going mad?
Comment: i have just finished reading cannibals and kings by marvin harris. i am an avid reader and can put a 200 page book away with ease. cannibals and kings however took me over a month to put myself through it. harris' dry humor mixed with completely boring material does not make a best seller. i understand thaat the origin of mankind can not be the most interesting topic no matter who writes it, but with harris behind the pen this book is headed for disater. i recommend this book with anyone who has sleeping problems becuase everytime i started to read a few lines from this book i was sleeping liek a baby with in 5 minutes.
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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: Our Kind : Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going by Marvin Harris ISBN: 0060919906 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 26 September, 1990 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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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: The Rise of Anthropological Theory: A History of Theories of Culture by Marvin Harris ISBN: 0759101337 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield (non NBN) Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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