William Balée

Inside Cultures

An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 help us understand the complex, globalized world around us.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 3rd edition
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 535g
• ISBN-13: 9780367533786
• ISBN-10: 0367533782
• Artikelnr.: 61410472

Autorenporträt

William Balée is Professor of Anthropology at Tulane University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Study of Us 2. Sociocultural Universals 3. Cultural Variation 4.
Where Anthropology Comes From 5. Contemporary Theory and Method 6. Social
Organization in Kin-Based Societies 7. Politics and Power 8. Ecology,
Landscape, and Culture 9. Colonialism and the World System 10. Collapse and
Change 11. Applications of Cultural Anthropology 12. Globalization and
Indigeneity 13. Concluding Remarks