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Window on Humanity : A Concise Introduction to Anthropology
ISBN: 9780073405278 | 0073405272
Edition: 3rdFormat: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Pub. Date: 9/19/2007
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Written by one of the prominent scholars in the field and recent inductee of The National Academy of Sciences, this concise, up-to-date introduction to general anthropology carefully balances coverage of core topics and contemporary changes in the field. Since no single or monolithic theoretical perspective orients this book, instructors with a wide range of views and approaches can use it effectively. The combination of brevity and readability makeWindow on Humanitya perfect match for general anthropology courses that use readings or ethnographies along with a main text.
| Anthropology Today Boxes | p. xviii |
| About the Author | p. xix |
| Preface | p. xxi |
| What Is Anthropology? | p. 1 |
| Ethics and Methods | p. 23 |
| Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation | p. 47 |
| The Primates | p. 69 |
| Early Hominins | p. 100 |
| The Genus Homo | p. 120 |
| The First Farmers | p. 144 |
| The First Cities and Stat... MORE | p. 164 |
| Culture | p. 188 |
| Language and Communication | p. 205 |
| Making a Living | p. 228 |
| Political Systems | p. 253 |
| Families, Kinship, and Marriage | p. 278 |
| Gender | p. 304 |
| Religion | p. 326 |
| The World System and Colonialism | p. 347 |
| Ethnicity and Race | p. 370 |
| Applying Anthropology | p. 394 |
| Cultural Exchange and Survival | p. 416 |
| Credits | p. C-1 |
| Glossary | p. G-1 |
| Bibliography | p. B-1 |
| Index | p. I-1 |
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