Cultural Materialism

Attributing the origins and development of culture to the ways various societies adapt to their particular environments, Harris pits his theory of cultural materialism against such alternative theories of culture as Wilson's sociobiology and LeviStrauss's structuralism

• Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture
• The Rise of Anthropological Theory: A History of Theories of Culture
• Theories of Man and Culture
• Theories of Culture in Postmodern Times (Communities)
• Cannibals and Kings: Origins of Cultures
• The Social History of Ancient Israel: An Introduction
• Community, Identity, and Ideology: Social Science Approaches to the Hebrew Bible (Sources for Biblical and Theological Study)
• Eighth Century Prophets: A Social Analysis
• Judaism in Persia's Shadow: A Social and Historical Approach
• The Rise of Anthropological Theory: A History of Theories of Culture