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Book Review: Marvin Harris- The Rise of Anthropological Theory: A History of Theories of Culture (2001). Reviewed By: Thomas Riggins

Originally published: Midwestern Marx on January 21, 2022 by Thomas Rggins (more by Midwestern Marx) | (Posted Jan 25, 2022)

This is an indispensable book for all those on the left interested in understanding how the science of cultural (social) anthropology developed over the last three centuries and how it is used to understand (and sometimes control) non-Western societies, especially those that have not developed complex state structures.