Books by Marvin Harris
Cows, Pigs, Wars and Witches
by Marvin Harris
No matter how extraordinary human behaviour – in our own culture or elsewhere – there’s always an explanation for it. Exploring lifestyle, custom and ritual in traditional societies from India to British Columbia via New Guinea and the Holy Land, this anthropologist makes a very convincing case for the importance of understanding history, not just for explaining mysterious customs of the past but for avoiding the mistakes we repeat again and again.
Interviews where books by Marvin Harris were recommended
The best books on The Global Food Scandal, recommended by Tristram Stuart
The campaigner and historian says that Western countries waste more food than they consume. Believe him: he survives off food scavenged exclusively from supermarket bins
