Cultural Anthropology: Appreciating Cultural Diversity - Brossura

Kottak, Conrad

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ISBN 10: 0071221557 ISBN 13: 9780071221559

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2010

Riassunto

Focused on the appreciation of anthropology, the new edition of Cultural Anthropology offers an up-to-date holistic introduction to cultural anthropology. Key themes of appreciating the experiences students bring to the classroom, appreciating cultural diversity, and appreciating the field of anthropology are showcased throughout the text. In this edition, Understanding Ourselves chapter openers and Through the Eyes of Others boxes show how anthropology helps us understand ourselves. New Appreciating Diversity boxes focus on the various forms of human biological and cultural diversity. Appreciating Anthropology boxes are also new to the text and focus on the value and usefulness of anthropological research and approaches.

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L'autore:

Conrad Phillip Kottak (A.B. Columbia, 1963; Ph.D. Columbia, 1966) is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, where he has taught since 1968.  In 1991 he was honored for his teaching by the University and the state of Michigan.  In 1992 he received an excellence in teaching award from the College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts of the University of Michigan.  Professor Kottak has done fieldwork in cultural anthropology in Brazil (since 1962), Madagascar (since 1966), and the United States. In current research projects, Kottak and his colleagues have investigated the emergence of ecological awareness in Brazil, the social context of deforestation in Madagascar, and popular participation in economic development planning in northeastern Brazil.

Contenuti:

Brief Table of Contents

Part I Introduction to Anthropology

1 What Is Anthropology?

2 Culture

3 Applying Anthropology

Part II Physical Anthropology and Archaeology

4 Studying the Past

5 Evolution and Genetics

6 Human Variation and Adaptation

7 The Primates

8 Early Hominins

9 Archaic Homo

10 The Origin and Spread of Modern Humans

11 The First Farmers

12 The First Cities and States

Part III Exploring Cultural Diversity

13 Theory and Methods in Cultural Anthropology

14 Language and Communication

15 Ethnicity and Race

16 Making a Living

17 Political Systems

18 Gender

19 Families, Kinship, and Descent

20 Marriage

21 Religion

22 Arts, Media, and Sports

Part IV The Changing World

23 The World System and Colonialism

24 Global Issues Today

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0071221557
• ISBN 13: 9780071221559
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 512