Books by Marvin Harris and Complete Book Reviews

Our Kind: Who We Are
Our Kind: Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going
Marvin Harris, Author Harper Perennial $17.95 (560p) ISBN 978-0-06-091990-0
Cultural anthropologist Harris ponders infanticide, dietary preferences, the worldwide sugar binge, incest avoidance, humans' addiction to orgasm, racism and much else. PW called this an ``encyclopedic, consistently engaging survey of human...
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Good to Eat: Riddles of Food and Culture
Good to Eat: Riddles of Food and Culture
Marvin Harris, Author Simon & Schuster $17.45 (289p) ISBN 978-0-671-50366-6
Author of Cannibals and Kings and other notable studies, anthropologist Harris here presents his findings on the ""puzzling eating habits'' of humans. Drawing from his research on a wide range of ancient and modern societies, he offers his theories...
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Our Kind: Who We Are
Our Kind: Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going
Marvin Harris, Author HarperCollins Publishers $24.95 (547p) ISBN 978-0-06-015776-0
Pondering infanticide, cultural anthropologist Harris ( Cannibals and Kings ) suggests that humans have no innate predisposition to nurture, protect and rear their offspring. On the other hand, he claims that our genetically determined need for love
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