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Cultural Anthropology: 101
  • Author : Jack David Eller
  • Release Date : 11 February 2015
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Genre : Social Science
  • Pages : 200
  • ISBN 13 : 9781317550730
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Book Description: This concise and accessible introduction establishes the relevance of cultural anthropology for the modern world through an integrated, ethnographically informed approach. The book develops readers’ understanding and engagement by addressing key issues such as: What it means to be human The key characteristics of culture as a concept Relocation and dislocation of peoples The conflict between political, social and ethnic boundaries The concept of economic anthropology Cultural Anthropology: 101 includes case studies from both classic and contemporary ethnography, as well as a comprehensive bibliography and index. It is an essential guide for students approaching this fascinating field for the first time.

Cultural Anthropology 101

Cultural Anthropology 101

Author : Jack David Eller
Publisher : Routledge
Genre : Social Science
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This concise and accessible introduction establishes the relevance of cultural anthropology for the modern world through an integrated, ethnographically informed approach. The book develops readers’ understanding and engagement by addressing key issues such as: What it means to be human The key characteristics of culture as a concept Relocation and ...

Perspectives

Perspectives

Author : Nina Brown,Thomas McIlwraith,Laura Tubelle de Gonz�lez
Publisher : Unknown
Genre : Uncategorized
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Welcome to the second edition of Perspectives and Open Access Anthropology! An electronic version of this textbook is available free of charge at the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges' webpage here: http: //perspectives.americananthro.org/...

Theory from the South

Theory from the South

Author : Jean Comaroff,John L. Comaroff
Publisher : Routledge
Genre : Social Science
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As nation-states in the Northern Hemisphere experience economic crisis, political corruption and racial tension, it seems as though they might be 'evolving' into the kind of societies normally associated with the 'Global South'. Anthropologists Jean and John Comaroff draw on their long experience of living in Africa to address a ...

Cultural Anthropology A Toolkit for a Global Age

Cultural Anthropology A Toolkit for a Global Age

Author : Kenneth J Guest
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Genre : Social Science
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The Second Edition of Ken Guest's Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age covers the concepts that drive cultural anthropology by showing that now, more than ever, global forces affect local culture and the tools of cultural anthropology are relevant to living in a globalizing world....

Introducing Cultural Anthropology

Introducing Cultural Anthropology

Author : Brian M. Howell,Jenell Paris
Publisher : Baker Academic
Genre : Social Science
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What is the role of culture in human experience? This concise yet solid introduction to cultural anthropology helps readers explore and understand this crucial issue from a Christian perspective. Now revised and updated throughout, this new edition of a successful textbook covers standard cultural anthropology topics with special attention given ...

Cultural Anthropology

Cultural Anthropology

Author : John H. Bodley
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Genre : Social Science
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This introductory text introduces basic concepts in cultural anthropology by comparing cultures of increasing scale and focusing on specific universal issues throughout human history. Cultural materials are presented in integrated ethnographic case studies organized by cultural and geographic areas to show how ideological, social organization, and material features fit together ...

Social and Cultural Anthropology for the 21st Century

Social and Cultural Anthropology for the 21st Century

Author : Marzia Balzani,Niko Besnier
Publisher : Routledge
Genre : Social Science
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Social and Cultural Anthropology for the 21st Century: Connected Worlds is a lively, accessible, and wide-ranging introduction to socio-cultural anthropology for undergraduate students. It draws on a wealth of ethnographic examples to showcase how anthropological fieldwork and analysis can help us understand the contemporary world in all its diversity and ...

A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Author : Mark Q. Sutton
Publisher : Routledge
Genre : Ethnology
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This book offers a concise and accessible overview of cultural anthropology for those coming to the subject for the first time. It introduces key areas of the discipline and touches on its historical developments and applied aspects. As well as traditional topics such as social organization, politics, and economics, the ...

Inside Cultures

Inside Cultures

Author : William Balée
Publisher : Routledge
Genre : Social Science
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This concise, contemporary option for instructors of cultural anthropology breaks away from the traditional structure of introductory textbooks. Emphasizing the interaction between humans and their environment, the tension between human universals and cultural variation, and the impacts of colonialism on traditional cultures, Inside Cultures shows students how cultural anthropology can ...

Doing Cultural Anthropology

Doing Cultural Anthropology

Author : Michael V. Angrosino
Publisher : Waveland Press
Genre : Social Science
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As a practical bridge between the classroom and the field, this down-to-earth, hands-on collection offers an impressive range of insightful, focused vignettes about cultural research that will jumpstart students thinking about the practice of anthropology. Reflecting the contributions of nearly two dozen practicing social scientists, each clearly written chapter of ...

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology

Author : Alan Barnard,Jonathan Spencer
Publisher : Routledge
Genre : Reference
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Written by leading scholars in the field, this comprehensive and readable resource gives anthropology students a unique guide to the ideas, arguments and history of the discipline. The fully revised and expanded second edition reflects major changes in anthropology in the past decade....

An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Author : C. Nadia Seremetakis
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Genre : Social Science
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This book engages young scholars, teachers and students in a critical dialogue with past and present directions in cultural-historical studies. More particularly, it prepares prospective anthropologists, as well as readers interested in human cultures for understanding basic theoretical and methodological ethnographic principles and pursuing further what has been known as ...

Social and Cultural Anthropology The Key Concepts

Social and Cultural Anthropology The Key Concepts

Author : Nigel Rapport,Joanna Overing
Publisher : Routledge
Genre : Social Science
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Social and Cultural Anthropology: The Key Concepts is the ideal introduction to this discipline, defining and discussing the central terms of the subject with clarity and authority....

Through the Lens of Cultural Anthropology

Through the Lens of Cultural Anthropology

Author : Laura Tubelle de González
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Genre : Social Science
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Addressing important and timely topics, including global climate change and the #MeToo movement, Through the Lens of Cultural Anthropology is a fresh and contemporary textbook designed to engage students in the world surrounding them. The book offers a sustained focus on language, food, and sustainability in an inclusive format that ...