Why Humans Have Cultures: Explaining Anthropology and Social Diversity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780192892119)

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.

Author: Michael Carrithers
ISBN-10: 0192892118
ISBN-13: 9780192892119
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 12/24/1992
Pages: 230
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.71h x 5.11w x 0.69d