Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture by Marvin Harris

Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture

Marvin Harris

288 pages first pub 1974 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology informative slow-paced
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This book challenges those who argue that we can change the world by changing the way people think. The author shows that no matter how bizarre a people's behavior may seem, it always stems from concrete social and economic conditions. It is by is...

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informative 90%
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dark 10%
funny 10%

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