Core concepts in cultural anthropology

Designed for courses that make extensive use of ethnographies and other supplementary readings, this is a concise, accurate introduction to the basic ideas and practices of contemporary cultural anthropology. Not a standard textbook, Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology is more an annotated biblio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lavenda, Robert H. (Author), Schultz, Emily A. [ (Emily Ann)] , 1949- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill , c2013
Edition:5th ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Anthropology
  • 2. Culture
  • 3. Language
  • 4. Making meaning: worldview, religion, and art
  • 5. The dimensions of social organization
  • 6. Political anthropology
  • 7. Economic anthropology
  • 8. Relatedness: kinship and descent
  • 9. Marriage and family
  • 10. Globalization and the culture of capitalism
  • 11. The anthroplogy of science, technology, and medicine
  • 12. Theory in cultural anthropology