Why Humans Have Cultures: Explaining Anthropology and Social Diversity / Edition 1

by Michael Carrithers

Overview

Why Humans Have Cultures examines three basic questions: what unity underlies human cultural diversity? What are the origins of that diversity? How can we understand it? The author argues that it is the ways in which people interact—rather than technological advances—that have been of crucial importance in human history. In this thought-provoking book, Carrithers draws on ancient and contemporary examples to show how this perspective forms a solid foundation for the study of culture, society, and history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780192892119
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/24/1992
Series:	OPUS
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	230
Product dimensions:	7.71(w) x 5.11(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

University of Durham

Editorial Reviews

"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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