Window on Humanity : A Concise Introduction to General Anthropology
ISBN: 9780073531038 | 0073531030
Edition: 4thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Pub. Date: 9/16/2009
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Written by one of the prominent scholars in the field, this concise, up-to-date text provides a carefully balanced introduction to core topics in the four subfields of general anthropology--physical anthropology, archeology, linguistics, and cultural anthropology--as well as 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 gen... MORE
| What Is Anthropology? | |
| Culture | |
| Ethics and Methods | |
| Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation | |
| The Primates | |
| Early Hominins | |
| The Genus Homo | |
| The First Farmers | |
| The First Cities and States | |
| Language and Communication | |
| Making a Living | |
| Political Systems | ... MORE |
| Families, Kinship, and Marriage | |
| Gender | |
| Religion | |
| The World System and Colonialism | |
| Ethnicity and Race | |
| Applying Anthropology | |
| Global Issues Today | |
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