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

Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture (Vintage)

by Marvin Harris

This book challenges those who argue that we can change the world by changing the way people think. Harris shows that no matter how bizarre a people's behavior may seem, it always stems from concrete social and economic conditions. (read review)

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Torrybeth
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The only interesting chapter that I had to read was 'Brooms & Sabbaths'. The rest were confusing..

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