by Marvin Harris · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420602226
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«Caníbales y reyes» is the cultural anthropology essay by Marvin Harris, published by Alianza in paperback (293 pages, in Spanish).
Marvin Harris analyses the evolution of cultures as adaptation to ecological and material conditions. With cases such as female infanticide, cannibalism or food taboos, he explains how societies adjust their cultural patterns to face overpopulation and resource depletion, in a cycle of production, technology and social change.
The book belongs to the El libro de bolsillo collection of Alianza Editorial and includes the translation by Horacio González Trejo.
Reference work for readers interested in cultural anthropology, history of civilisations and materialist theory of culture.
Marvin Harris was an American anthropologist. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. 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 Thomas Malthus's insights on the impact of demographic factors on other parts of the sociocultural system.
