Window on Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Anthropology - Brossura

Kottak, Conrad

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ISBN 10: 0078034892 ISBN 13: 9780078034893

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2011

Riassunto

Written by one of the prominent scholars in the field, this concise, up-to-date text provides a carefully balanced introduction to core topics in the four subfields of general anthropology--physical anthropology, archeology, linguistics, and cultural anthropology--as well as contemporary changes in the field. Since no single or monolithic theoretical perspective orients this book, instructors with a wide range of views and approaches can use it effectively. The combination of brevity and readability make Window on Humanity a perfect match for general anthropology courses that use readings or ethnographies along with a main text.

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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

1 What Is Anthropology?
2 Culture
3 Doing Anthropology
4 Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation
5 The Primates
6 Early Hominins
7 The Genus Homo
8 The First Farmers
9 The First Cities and States
10 Language and Communication
11 Making a Living
12 Political Systems
13 Families, Kinship, and Marriage
14 Gender
15 Religion
16 The World System and Colonialism
17 Ethnicity and Race
18 Applying Anthropology
19 Anthropology’s Role in a Globalizing World

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0078034892
• ISBN 13: 9780078034893
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 5
• Numero di pagine: 523