by Marvin Harris · Siglo XXI de España Editores, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432303593
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«El desarrollo de la teoría antropológica» is Marvin Harris's essay on the history of cultural theories, published by Siglo XXI in paperback.
Harris argues that techno-environmental and techno-economic determinism governs sociocultural evolution: similar technologies in similar environments produce similar organizations. The book critically reviews cultural theories and defends cultural materialism, which prioritizes the material conditions of life.
First Spanish edition translated by Ramón Valdés del Toro; the original work, The Rise of Anthropological Theory, appeared in English in 1968. It belongs to the Antropología collection from Siglo XXI.
For students and professionals in anthropology and social sciences seeking a critical overview of the history of cultural theories.
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.
