Cultural Anthropology : A Global Perspective
ISBN: 9780205158805 | 0205158803
Edition: 8thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Pearson
Pub. Date: 7/11/2011
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Cultural Anthropology: A Global Perspective provides students with an introduction to cultural anthropology through a traditional holistic and integrative approach. Organized by societal type, this book's primary emphasis is on applied anthropology, with a strong coverage of globalization.
For undergraduate one-quarter/semester courses in introductory cultural anthropology. Cultural Anthropology: A Global Perspective provides students with an introduction to cultural anthropology through a traditional holistic and ... MORE
For undergraduate one-quarter/semester courses in introductory cultural anthropology. Cultural Anthropology: A Global Perspective provides students with an introduction to cultural anthropology through a traditional holistic and ... MORE
Chapter 1 Intro to Anthropology
Chapter 2 Human Evolution
Chapter 3 Culture
Chapter 4 Process of Enculturation
Chapter 5 Language
Chapter 6 ... MOREAnthropological Explanations
Chapter 7 Analyzing Socio Systems
Chapter 8 Band Societies
Chapter 9 Tribes
Chapter 10 Chiefdoms
Chapter 11 Agricultural States
Chapter 12 Industrial States
Chapter 13 Indigenous Societies
Chapter 14 Globalization in Latin America, Africa & Carribean
Chapter 15 Globalization in Middle East and Asia
Chapter 16 Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 17 Contemporary Global Trends
Chapter 18 Applied Technology
In This Section:
I. Author Bio
II. Author Letter
I. Author Bio
Raymond Scupin is Professor of Anthropology and International Studies in Lindenwood University. He received his B.A. degree in history and Asian studies, with a minor in anthropology, from the University of California- Angeles. He completed his M.A. and Ph. D degrees in anthropology at the University of California-Santa Barbara. Dr.Scupin is truly a four-field anthropologist. During graduate school, Dr. Scupin did archaeological and ethnohistorical research on Native Americans in the Santa Barbara region. He did extensive ethnographic fieldwork in Thailand with a focus on understanding the ethnic and religious movements among the Muslin minority. In addition, he taught linguistics and conducted linguistic research while based at a Thai University.
Dr.Scupin has been teaching undergraduate courses in anthropology for more than 30 years at a variety of academic institutions, including community colleges, research universities, and a four-year liberal arts university. Thus, he has taught a very broad spectrum of undergraduate students. Through his teaching experience, Dr.Scupin was prompted to write this textbook, which would allow a wide range of undergraduate students to understand the holistic and global perspectives of the four-field approach in anthropology. In 1999, Dr.Scupin received the Missouri Governor’s Award for Teaching Excellence.
Dr.Scupin has published many studies on his ethnographic research in Thailand. He recently returned to Thailand and other countries of Southeast Asia to update his ethnographic data on Islamic trends in that area, an increasingly important topic in the post 9/11 world. He is a member of many professional associations, including the American Anthropological Association, the Asian Studies Association, and the Council of Thai Studies. Dr, Scupin has recently authored Religion and culture: An Anthropological Focus and Race and Ethnicity: An Anthropological Focus on the U.S. and the World, and Peoples and Cultures of Asia, all published by Prentice Hall Press.
II. Author LetterDear colleague
I would like to introduce some of the new features in the eighth edition of Cultural anthropology: a global perspective. This textbook was inspired by one of the first anthropology textbooks published by prentice hall press authored by the late Eric wolf who emphasized that anthropology has always been scientific and humanistic. Wolf said that "anthropology is both the most scientific of the humanities and the most humanistic of the sciences." (1964:88). We think that this perspective is as relevant today as ever. Eric was kind enough to offer suggestions in developing the first edition of this textbook and we have continued to emphasize his holistic and global focus throughout the different editions. We emphasize what we call the "synthetic-complementary approach" that views the scientific method and the methods within the humanities as complementary and suggest that both perspectives are needed to help explain and understand human behavior and cultures.
To achieve our holistic and global focus with coverage of both the classic and the most current research in anthropology, we have had the assistance of many anthropologists who have used and reviewed our textbook for this eighth edition. We have updated and refined all of our chapters in the textbook drawing on the most current research by anthropologists doing research throughout the world.
I invite you to consider this new edition of cultural anthropology: a Global Perspective 8th edition to introduce your students to the most current, interesting, and exciting research in our field. You will be able to demonstrate how important anthropological research is to understanding the human condition.
Sincerely yours,
Raymond Scupin
Lindenwood University
rscupin@lindenwood.edu
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