by Marvin Harris · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420639505
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«Caníbales y reyes» is the anthropology essay by Marvin Harris, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (304 pages, in Spanish).
The book addresses the origin of cultures and cultural patterns as adaptive responses of societies to their environment. Harris asks why many cultures have allowed female infanticide or inequality between men and women, and analyzes cases such as slaves and citizens, mothers and daughters, fathers and sons. The approach seeks to show cultural diversity as part of a global process of adaptation. The essay belongs to the collection El Libro de Bolsillo – Ciencias Sociales.
Recommended for readers interested in cultural anthropology, social evolution, and a materialist view of history.
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.
