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Marvin Harris

Born

in New York, The United States

August 18, 1927

Died

October 25, 2001

Genre

Social Sciences, Anthropology

Influences

Karl Marx, Thomas Robert Malthus ...more

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American anthropologist Marvin Harris was born in Brooklyn, New York. A prolific writer, he was highly influential in the development of cultural materialism. In his work he combined Karl Marx's emphasis on the forces of production with Malthus's insights on the impact of demographic factors on other parts of the sociocultural system. Labeling demographic and production factors as infrastructure, Harris posited these factors as key in determining a society's social structure and culture. ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 9,971 ratings · 899 reviews · 37 distinct works • Similar authors

	Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture 3.92 avg rating — 5,387 ratings — published 1974 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cannibals and Kings: Origins of Cultures 4.09 avg rating — 1,810 ratings — published 1977 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good to Eat: Riddles of Food and Culture 4.03 avg rating — 764 ratings — published 1985 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Kind: Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going – A Witty Study of Humanity by a Noted Anthropologist 4.17 avg rating — 678 ratings — published 1989 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cultural Anthropology 4.10 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 1983 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Nothing Works: The Anthropology of Daily Life 3.76 avg rating — 275 ratings — published 1981 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jefes, cabecillas, abusones by Marvin Harris, Isabel Heimann (Translator), Ángel Uriarte (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 1985 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cultural Materialism 4.12 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 1979 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rise of Anthropological Theory: A History of Theories of Culture 3.80 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 1968 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Culture, People, Nature: An Introduction to General Anthropology 4.15 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1971 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I don't see how you can write anything of value if you don't offend someone.”
― Marvin Harris

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“In many ways the rise of the state was the descent of the world from freedom to slavery”
― Marvin Harris, Cannibals and Kings: Origins of Cultures

tags: freedom, slavery, state

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“Hindus and Westerners alike see in the meat-eating taboos of India a triumph of morals over appetite. This is a dangerous misrepresentation of cultural processes. Hindu vegetarianism was a victory not of spirit over matter but of reproductive over productive forces.”
― Marvin Harris, Cannibals and Kings: Origins of Cultures

tags: culture, hindu, meat, morals, vegetarianism

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