Anthropology : appreciating human diversity /

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Offers an up-to-date holistic introduction to general anthropology from the four-field perspective. Key themes of appreciating the experiences students bring to the classroom, appreciating human diversity, and appreciating the field of anthropology are showcased throughout the text. In this edition,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kottak, Conrad Phillip
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2011.
Edition:15th ed.
Subjects:
Ethnology.
Anthropology.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. What is anthropology?
  • 2. Culture
  • 3. Applying anthropology
  • 4. Studying the past
  • 5. Evolution and genetics
  • 6. Human variation and adaptation
  • 7. The primates
  • 8. Early hominins
  • 9. Archaic homo
  • 10. The origin and spread of modern humans
  • 11. The first farmers
  • 12. The first cities and states
  • 13. Method and theory in cultural anthropology
  • 14. Language and communication
  • 15. Ethnicity and race
  • 16. Making a living
  • 17. Political systems
  • 18. Gender
  • 19. Families, kinship, and descent
  • 20. Marriage
  • 21. Religion
  • 22. Arts, media, and sports
  • 23. The world system and colonialism
  • 24. Global issues today.

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