How Long to Read Human Materialism

How Long Does it Take to Read Human Materialism?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 41 minutes to read Human Materialism by Paul J. Magnarella

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

"Substantive, interesting, and provocative. Magnarella has advanced anthropological theory through this work. . . . I believe this book will become a classic in the field."--Mario D. Zamora, College of William and Mary "Refreshing and very welcome . . . builds on and expands many of the time-honored concepts in ethnographic science. . . . a sound piece of scholarship [that] focuses our attention on important questions and unresolved debates in the field. . . . a model that many anthropologists will most likely want to test against their own field experience and data."--Andrei Simic, University of Southern California Human materialism, Magnarella's new paradigm for anthropology, offers both an abstract model of sociocultural systems and a research strategy. Designed to be dynamic rather than mechanical, the paradigm is flexible enough to deal with systems as small as families or hunting-and-gathering bands and as large as modern nations and international systems. Furthermore, it can address issues in any social science area, from questions of kinship and law to questions of religion, education, and politics. The author supplies several case studies to illustrate how human materialism applies to this range of sociocultural situations: state-level politics and civil violence in Turkey; religion and politics within Arabia's Ikhwan movement; religion, myth, and symbolic systems among Siberia's Koryak. Human materialism not only places human behavior within its environmental context but focuses significantly on human thought, especially the plans, strategies, and agendas of societal leaders. The paradigm integrates a spectrum of theoretical perspectives that are often viewed by anthropologists as mutually exclusive and competitive. In the process it reaffirms the field's traditional holistic approach to the study of culture and society. Magnarella contends that such an integrative paradigm can resolve the debate among cultural anthropologists, "those seeking scientific explanations as well as those searching for meaning." This work will attract the attention of those interested in theory, modernization, economic development, social and cultural change, and applied and general anthropology. Paul J. Magnarella is professor of anthropology and affiliate professor in the Center for African Studies at the University of Florida. Among his recent books are The Peasant Venture and Tradition and Change in a Turkish Town.

How long is Human Materialism?

Human Materialism by Paul J. Magnarella is 161 pages long, and a total of 40,411 words.

This makes it 54% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Human Materialism Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 40 minutes to read Human Materialism aloud.

What Reading Level is Human Materialism?

Human Materialism is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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