Why Nothing Works by Marvin Harris
The Anthropology of Daily Life
An accessible anthropological critique of everyday life that explains why so many products, services, and institutions seem to fail or frustrate. It traces shoddy quality, planned obsolescence, convoluted packaging, and bureaucratic hassles to deeper material forces—mass production, energy costs, profit pressures, and status competition—showing how these structural dynamics reshape tastes, behaviors, and expectations across modern society.
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- Published
- 1987
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- American
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- English
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