Luke Eric Lassiter

Invitation to Anthropology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This concise introduction to cultural anthropology offers a fresh and accessible approach to stimulating student interest in the human experience.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Altamira Press
• 4th edition
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 420g
• ISBN-13: 9780759122543
• ISBN-10: 0759122547
• Artikelnr.: 39122825

Autorenporträt

Luke Eric Lassiter is professor of humanities and anthropology and director of the Graduate Humanities Program at Marshall University.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the Fourth Edition PART I: Anthropology
Culture
and Ethnography 1. Evolution and the Critique of Race: A Short Story 2. Anthropology and Culture 3. Ethnography PART II: Ethnology: Some Human Issues 4. History
Change
and Adaptation: On the Roots of Our World System 5. Sex
Power
and Inequality: On Gender 6. Work
Success
and Kids: On Marriage
Family
and Kinship 7. Knowledge
Belief
and Disbelief: On Religion Afterword Glossary Bibliography and Suggested Readings Index About the Author