Why Humans Have Cultures

Download or read book Why Humans Have Cultures written by Michael Carrithers and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 1992 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do humans have such diverse cultures and ways of life? Michael Carrithers presents an original and powerful answer to this central problem of anthropology, arguing that it is the ways in which people interact, rather than technological advances, that have been of crucial importance in human history. Lucid and thought-provoking, he draws both on ancient and contemporary examples to show how this perspective forms a firm foundation for the study of culture, society, and history.