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Cows, pigs, wars & witches : the riddles of culture

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. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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  • "Cows, pigs, wars and witches"@pl
  • "Cows, pigs, wars and witches"@en
  • "Cows, pigs, wars and witches"
  • "Cows, pigs, wars and witches : The riddles of human culture"
  • "Cows, pigs, wars & witches"
  • "人类文化之谜"
  • "Ren lei wen hua zhi mi"
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  • "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. From the Trade Paperback edition."@en
  • "An anthropologist speculates on the origins of bizarre and mysterious human lifestyles, customs, and institutions throughout history."@en
  • "This book challenges those who argue that we can change the world by changing the way people think. The author shows that no matter how bizarre a people's behavior may seem, it always stems from concrete social and economic conditions. It is by isolating and identifying these conditions that we will be able to understand and cope with some of our own apparently senseless life styles. In a devastating attack on the shamans of the counterculture, the author states the case for a return to objective consciousness and a rational set of political commitments."
  • "Presents a comprehensive survey of certain human behaviors and patterns of culture around the world that seem irrational, bizarre, and sometimes controversial such as why Hindus worship cows and why so many people believe in witches."@en
  • "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. It is by isolating and identifying these conditions that we will be able to understand and cope with some of our own apparently senseless life styles. In a devastating attack on the shamans of the counterculture Harris states the case for a return to objective consciousness and a rational set of political commitments."
  • "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. It is by isolating and identifying these conditions that we will be able to understand and cope with some of our own apparently senseless life styles. In a devastating attack on the shamans of the counterculture Harris states the case for a return to objective consciousness and a rational set of political commitments."@en

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  • "Krowy, świnie, wojny i czarownice : zagadki kultury"@pl
  • "Mu niu . zhu . zhan zheng . yao wu : Ren lei wen hua zhi mi"
  • "Vacas, cerdos, guerras y brujos : los orígenes de la cultura"@es
  • "母牛. 猪. 战争. 妖巫 : 人类文化之谜"
  • "İnekler, domuzlar, savaşlar ve cadılar : Kültür bilmeceleri"
  • "Cows, pigs, wars & witches : the riddles of culture"
  • "Cows, pigs, wars & witches : the riddles of culture"@en
  • "Cows, pigs, wars & witches; the riddles of culture"@en
  • "母牛·猪·战争·妖巫"
  • "Cows, pigs, wars & witches the riddles of culture"
  • "Cows, pigs, wars & witches the riddles of culture"@en
  • "Fauler Zauber : wie der Mensch sich täuschen lässt"
  • "Vacas, cerdos, guerras y brujas : los enigmas de la cultura"@es
  • "Vacas, cerdos, guerras y brujas : los enigmas de la cultura"
  • "Vacas, cerdos, guerras y brujas : (los enigmas de la cultura)"@es
  • "Cows, pigs, wars & [and] witches : the riddles of culture"
  • "Cows, pigs, wars, and witches : the riddles of culture"
  • "母牛・猪・战争・妖巫 人类文化之迷"
  • "Cows The Riddles of Culture"@en
  • "Cows, pigs, wars, [and] witches the riddles of culture"
  • "Munhwa ŭi susukkekki"
  • "Kulturaren enigmak : (behiak, zerriak, gerrak eta sorginak)"
  • "Vacas, cerdos, guerras y brujas Los enigmas de la cultura"@es
  • "Cows, pigs, wars and witches : the riddles of culture"@en
  • "Cows, pigs, wars and witches : the riddles of culture"
  • "Vacas, cerdos, guerras y brujas : los enigmas de la cultura [Traductor: Juan Oliver Sánchez Fernández]"@es
  • "Cows, pigs, wars, & witches : the riddles of culture"@en
  • "문화의수수께끼"
  • "문화의 수수께끼"
  • "Cows, pigs, wars, and witches"@en
  • "母牛. 猪. 战争. 妖巫 : 人类文化之迷"
  • "Een kudde heksen en andere heilige koeien : raadsels van de cultuur"
  • "Vacas, cerdos, guerras y brujas : Los enigmas de la cultura"@es
  • "Mu niu, zhu, zhan zheng, yao wu ren lei wen hua zhi mi"
  • "Cows, pigs, wars, & witche the riddles of culture"@en
  • "Cows, pigs, wars, & witches the riddles of culture"@en
  • "Vacas, cerdos, guerras, y brujas : los enigmas de la cultura"@es
  • "Vacas, cerdos, guerras, y brujas : los enigmas de la cultura"
  • "Vacas, cerdos, guerras y brujas"@es
  • "Mu niu, chu, chan cheng, yao wu : ren lei wen hua zhi mi"
  • "Cows, pigs, wars and witches. The riddles of culture"
  • "Cows, pigs, wars, & witches: the riddles of culture"
  • "Cows, pigs, wars, & witches: the riddles of culture"@en
  • "Mu niu zhu zhan zheng yao wu"
  • "Vacas, cerdos, guerras y brujas los enigmas de la cultura"@es
  • "Vacas, cerdos, guerras y brujas los enigmas de la cultura"

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