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In many ways the rise of the state was the descent of the world from freedom to slavery

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Hindus and Westerners alike see in the meat-eating taboos of India a triumph of morals over appetite. This is a dangerous misrepresentation of cultural processes. Hindu vegetarianism was a victory not of spirit over matter but of reproductive over productive forces.

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Marvin Harris

Born: August 18, 1927
Died: October 25, 2001 (aged 74)
Bio: Marvin Harris was an American anthropologist. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. A prolific writer, he was highly influential in the development of cultural materialism.
Known for:
  1. Cannibals and Kings (1977)
  2. Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches (1974)
  3. Good to Eat (1985)
  4. The rise of anthropological theory (1968)
  5. Why nothing works (1987)

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