Why Humans Have Cultures :Explaining Anthropology and Social Diversity - OPUS

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Why Humans Have Cultures

Why Humans Have Cultures :Explaining Anthropology and Social Diversity - OPUS

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Why do humans have such diverse cultures and ways of life? Michael Carrithers presents an original and powerful answer to this central problem of anthropology, arguing that it is the ways in which people interact, rather than technological advances, that have been of crucial importance in human history. Lucid and thought-provoking, he draws both on ancient and contemporary examples to show how this perspective forms a firm foundation for the study of culture, society, and history.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780192892119
ISBN10 0192892118
Number Of Pages 230
Item Weight 246 g
Product Dimensions 129 x 196 x 16 mm
Publisher / Reseller Oxford University Press
Format paperback
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A stimulating contribution to the debate on the nature of human nature --extremely well-presented. --William Lipe, Washington State University
.,. presents a complex problem in an entertaining, but lucid format. --Greg Campbell, University of Montana
[An] excellent discussion of questions basic to anthropology. --Daniel Amos, Pacific University


A stimulating contribution to the debate on the nature of human nature --extremely well-presented. --William Lipe, Washington State University
, .. presents a complex problem in an entertaining, but lucid format. --Greg Campbell, University of Montana
[An] excellent discussion of questions basic to anthropology. --Daniel Amos, Pacific University

A stimulating contribution to the debate on the nature of human nature --extremely well-presented. --William Lipe, Washington State University
.,. presents a complex problem in an entertaining, but lucid format. --Greg Campbell, University of Montana
[An] excellent discussion of questions basic to anthropology. --Daniel Amos, Pacific University


A stimulating contribution to the debate on the nature of human nature --extremely well-presented. --William Lipe, Washington State University


.. .presents a complex problem in an entertaining, but lucid format. --Greg Campbell, University of Montana


[An] excellent discussion of questions basic to anthropology. --Daniel Amos, Pacific University




A stimulating contribution to the debate on the nature of human nature --extremely well-presented. --William Lipe, Washington State University


.. .presents a complex problem in an entertaining, but lucid format. --Greg Campbell, University of Montana


[An] excellent discussion of questions basic to anthropology. --Daniel Amos, Pacific University


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Author's Bio

Michael Carrithers is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Durham.

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