Small Places, Large Issues: An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology - Brossura

Eriksen, Thomas Hylland

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ISBN 10: 0745317723 ISBN 13: 9780745317724

Casa editrice: Pluto Pr, 2001

Riassunto

Ranging from the Pacific islands to the Arctic north and from small villages to modern nation states, this concise introduction to social and cultural anthropology reveals the rich global variation in social life and culture. The text also provides a clear overview of anthropology, focusing on central topics such as kinship, ethnicity, ritual and political systems, offering a wealth of examples that demonstrate the enormous scope of anthropology and the importance of a comparative perspective. Unlike previous texts on the subject, Small Places, Large Issues broadens the study to incorporate the anthropology of complex modern societies, thus providing a unique key text for all students of social and cultural anthropology. Using reviews of key monographs to illustrate his argument, Eriksen's lucid and accessible text remains an established introductory text in anthropology. This new edition is updated throughout and includes a new chapter on the history of anthropology. It also shows clearly and comprehensively, through numerous new examples, why classic studies of small-scale societies are relevant for the study of complex phenomena such as nationalism, consumption and the Internet. In this way, the book bridges an often perceived gap between "classic" and "contemporary" anthropology.

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Thomas H. Eriksen is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo. He is the author of nearly thirty books, ranging from monographs and textbooks to polemical essays and a novel. His books in English include Ethnicity and Nationalism (1993) and Common Denominators (1998).

Thomas H. Eriksen is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo.

Thomas Hylland Eriksen is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo. He is the author of numerous books, including Ethnicity and Nationalism, A History of Anthropology, Small Places, Large Issues, Tyranny of the Moment and Globalisation, all available from Pluto Press.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Pluto Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0745317723
• ISBN 13: 9780745317724
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 342
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile