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CONFORMITY AND CONFLICT: READINGS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY By James Spradley
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- ISBN-10
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- Book Title
- Conformity and Conflict: Readings in Cultural Anthropology (11th
- ISBN
- 9780205354795
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Publisher
Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0205354793
ISBN-13
9780205354795
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2217372
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Conformity and Conflict : Readings in Cultural Anthropology
Subject
Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
24.1 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
11
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2002-016341
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
301.2/08
Table Of Content
Each new article is indicated by a "*" . World Map and Geographical Placement of Readings. Preface. I. CULTURE AND ETHNOGRAPHY. 1. James P. Spradley, Ethnography and Culture. 2. Richard Borshay Lee, Eating Christmas in the Kalahari. 3. Laura Bohannan, Shakespeare in the Bush. *4. Claire E. Sterk, Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era of AIDS. 5. George Gmelch, Lessons from the Field. II. LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION. *6. Martin A. Nowak, Homo Grammaticus. *7. Enid Schildkrout, Body Art as Visual Language. 8. David S. Thomson, Worlds Shaped by Words. *9. Sarah Boxer, The Military Name. 10. Deborah Tannen, Conversation Style: Talking on the Job. III. ECOLOGY AND SUBSISTENCE. 11. Richard Borshay Lee, The Hunters: Scarce Resources in the Kalahari. 12. Jared Diamond, Adaptive Failure: Easter's End. *13. Richard K. Reed, Cultivating the Tropical Forest. 14. Jared Diamond, Domestication and the Evolution of Disease. IV. ECONOMIC SYSTEMS. 15. Lee Cronk, Reciprocity and the Power of Giving. 16. Jack Weatherford, Cocaine and the Economic Deterioration of Bolivia. 17. Philippe Bourgois, Workaday World Crack Economy. *18. Nathan Williamson, Illegal Logging and Frontier Conservation. *19. Theodore C. Bestor, How Sushi Went Global. V. KINSHIP AND FAMILY. 20. Nancy Scheper-Hughes, Mother's Love: Death Without Weeping. 21. David W. McCurdy, Family and Kinship in Village India. *22. Lu Yuan and Sam Mitchell, Matrilineal Kinship: Walking Marriage in China. 23. Margery Wolf, Uterine Families and the Women's Community. VI. ROLES AND INEQUALITY. 24. Elizabeth W. Fernea and Robert A. Fernea, Symbolizing Roles: Behind the Veil. 25. Ernestine Friedl, Society and Sex Roles. 26. Jeffrey M. Fish, Mixed Blood. 27. Jack Weatherford, Blood on the Steppes: Ethnicity, Power, and Conflict. *28. Dianna Shandy, New Americans: the Road to Refugee Resettlement. VII. LAW AND POLITICS. *29. James P. Spradley and David W. McCurdy, Law and Order. 30. Anne Sutherland, Cross-Cultural Law: The Case of the Gypsy Offender. *31. Marvin Harris, Life Without Chiefs. VIII. RELIGION, MAGIC AND WORLD VIEW. 32. Stanley A. Freed and Ruth S. Freed, Taraka's Ghost. 33. George Gmelch, Baseball Magic. *34. Charlanne Burke, Witchcraft Tswana Style. 35. Stephen C. Leavitt, Cargo Beliefs and Religious Experience. IX. CULTURE CHANGE AND APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY. 36. Terence Turner, The Kayapo Resistance. *37. Sonia Patten, Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi. 38. David W. McCurdy, Using Anthropology. 39. John T. Omohundro, Career Advice for Anthropology Undergraduates. Glossary. Photo Credits. Index.
Synopsis
Spradley and McCurdy cover a broad range of theoretical perspectives and present basic anthropological concepts in this text, which can be used as a complement to standard anthropolgy texts or as a stand-alone text/reader. Of the thirty-nine articles in the 11th edition, eleven are new, five are rev, An ideal complement to standard anthropology texts or as a stand-alone text/reader, the best-selling Conformity and Conflict continues to offer students an in-depth look at anthropology as a powerful way to study human behavior and events. The articles cover a broad range of theoretical perspectives and demonstrate basic anthropological concepts. The eleventh edition retains the accessibility of the previous editions and the view that anthropology provides fascinating perspective on the human experience.
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GN325.C69 2003
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