Marvin Harris

About The Author

Marvin Harris is the author of sixteen books, among them Cows, Pigs, Wars and Witches; Cannibals and Kings; and The Sacred Cow and the Abominable Pig. He was previously chairman of the Anthropology Department at Colombia University and Graduate Research Professor of Anthropology at the University of Florida. Harris passed away in October of 2001, shortly after retiring.

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Books by Marvin Harris

Why Nothing Works

The Anthropology of Daily Life

By Marvin Harris

From cults to crime to porno parlors—this book is about a lot of things that are new and strange in America today.

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