Cows, Pigs, Wars & Witches: The Riddles of Culture
- ISBN-10
- 009122750X
- ISBN-13
- 9780091227500
- Category
- Ethnology
- Pages
- 276
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1974
- Author
- Marvin Harris
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