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Book Synopsis"Cultural Materialism", published in 1979, was the author's first full-length explication of the theory with which his work has been associated. This edition contains the complete text of the original book, and examines the impact that the book and theory have had on anthropological theorizing.
Trade ReviewThe most important anthropological statement of the nature and meaning of cultural anthropology that has thus far appeared. -- Ashley Montagu, highly acclaimed social scientist, Columbia University * Psychology Today *
Harris achieves a standard of theoretical exposition that is rare in anthropology. -- Bruce Trigger * Science *
