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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPrentice Hall PTR
ISBN-100130455458
ISBN-139780130455451
eBay Product ID (ePID)44413506
Product Key Features
Book TitleCultural Anthropology
Number of Pages544 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAnthropology / General
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science
AuthorNancy Bonvillain
Book SeriesMyanthrolab Ser.
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight39.8 Oz
Item Length10.9 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-048911
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal306
Table Of Content 1. What Is Anthropology? 2. The Nature of Culture. 3. Studying Culture. 4. Language and Culture. 5. Learning One's Culture. 6. Making a Living. 7. Economic Systems. 8. Kinship and Descent. 9. Marriage and the Family. 10. Gender. 11. Social Organization. 12. Political Systems. 13. Conflict and Conflict Resolution. 14. Religion. 15. The Arts. 16. Colonialism and Cultural Transformations. 17. Living in a Global World.
Synopsis"Cultural Anthropology" is the only book that integrates the important issues of globalization and culture change in every chapter as it introduces students to the concepts and methods that anthropologists bring to the study of cross-cultural diversity. Nancy Bonvillain, a best-selling author in linguistics, gender and Native American studies, has written an introductory textbook that encourages students to see what is going on in the world and how it affects cultures. By presenting extended examples from a variety of cultures and incorporating the voices of these peoples, she brings the study of cultural anthropology to life, so that students may come to understand the global processes that affect us all., For undergraduate one-quarter/semester courses in introductory cultural anthropology. Cultural Anthropology is the only book that integrates the important issues of globalization and culture change in every chapter as it introduces students to the concepts and methods that anthropologists bring to the study of cross-cultural diversity. Nancy Bonvillain, a best-selling author in linguistics, gender and Native American studies, has written an introductory textbook that encourages students to see what is going on in the world and how it affects cultures. By presenting extended examples from a variety of cultures and incorporating the voices of these peoples, she brings the study of cultural anthropology to life, so that students may come to understand the global processes that affect us all.