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1. Social and Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by John Monaghan, Peter Just | |
Paperback: 168
Pages
(2000-06-15)
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Editorial Review Product Description Peter Just and John Monaghan begin by discussing anthropology's most important contributions to modern thought: its investigation of culture as a distinctively human characteristic, its doctrine of cultural relativism, and its methodology of fieldwork and ethnography. Drawing on examples from their own fieldwork in Indonesia and Mesoamerica, they examine specific ways in which social and cultural anthropology have advanced our understanding of human society and culture. Including an assessment of anthropology's present position, and a look forward to its likely future, Social and Cultural Anthropology will make fascinating reading for anyone curious about this social science. Customer Reviews (8)
Great Book
Short, yet pretty comprehensive intro
Excellent Introduction
using this for undergrads
A very good Introduction |
2. The Relevance of Models for Social Anthropology (Routledge Library Editions: Anthropology and Ethnography) | |
Hardcover: 280
Pages
(2004-04-30)
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3. Rural Society in Southeast India (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) by Kathleen Gough | |
Paperback: 476
Pages
(2008-01-07)
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4. Anthropology and Social Theory: Culture, Power, and the Acting Subject (John Hope Franklin Center Books) by SherryB. Ortner | |
Paperback: 200
Pages
(2006-01-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description Some of the essays reflect explicitly on theoretical concerns: the relationship between agency and power, the problematic quality of ethnographic studies of resistance, and the possibility of producing an anthropology of subjectivity. Others are ethnographic studies that apply Ortner’s theoretical framework. In these, she investigates aspects of social class, looking at the relationship between race and middle-class identity in the United States, the often invisible nature of class as a cultural identity and as an analytical category in social inquiry, and the role that public culture and media play in the creation of the class anxieties of Generation X. Written with Ortner’s characteristic lucidity, these essays constitute a major statement about the future of social theory from one of the leading anthropologists of our time. |
5. Sharing Our Worlds An Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology by Joy Hendry | |
Paperback: 336
Pages
(2008-04-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description "A thoroughgoing introduction for the intelligent reader—written in a highly accessible style, with plenty of excellent examples and clear, sound argumentation. Hendry has done an outstanding job of laying out her vision of the important theoretical positions in cultural and social anthropology, while also telling us about their weaknesses. Her book is not merely a copy of earlier efforts of a similar sort but represents some careful, productive, and highly intelligent rethinking of the priorities." Sharing Our Worlds offers the perfect introduction to cultural and social anthropology for anyone approaching the subject for the first time. Hendry introduces classic theoretical ideas of the key founders of cultural and social anthropology, placing them in their historical and geographical context. Carefully structured so that one chapter builds on the next, Sharing Our Worlds covers the core topics in an even-handed and illuminating manner, introducing the reader to divergent views on all the most basic subjects-food, hygiene, gift-exchange, rites of passage, symbolism, religion, politics, and the environment-and raising awareness of the emotional value people place on those views. Covering a wide array of countries, it brings the subject of cultural and social anthropology right into the neighborhood of the reader, wherever they are in the world. Written in a refreshingly accessible style, Sharing Our Worlds offers a compelling introduction to an enigmatic and exciting subject, drawing out its relevance and value for the complex multicultural world in which we live. |
6. Law, Anthropology, and the Constitution of the Social: Making Persons and Things (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society) | |
Hardcover: 324
Pages
(2004-07-05)
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7. Social Anthropology by Evans-Pritchard | |
Paperback: 78
Pages
(2010-01-18)
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8. The Social Fabric of Health: An Introduction to Medical Anthropology by John Janzen, John Janzen | |
Hardcover: 336
Pages
(2001-08-23)
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9. Social Lives of Medicines (Cambridge Studies in Medical Anthropology) by Susan Reynolds Whyte, Sjaak van der Geest, Anita Hardon | |
Paperback: 212
Pages
(2003-03-24)
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10. Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology | |
Hardcover: 896
Pages
(2010-01-20)
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Editorial Review Product Description This new edition of the highly-acclaimed Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology provides a unique guide to the ideas, arguments and history of the discipline. Combining anthropological theory and ethnography, it includes 275 substantial entries, over 300 short biographies of important figures in anthropology, and nearly 600 glossary items. The new entries reflects the move into the centre of traditional subdisciplines like medical anthropology; recent work around issues of gender and sexuality; and anthropology’s new ethnographic engagement with central institutions of the modern world including finance and science. Anthropology is now a global discipline, so the second edition celebrates other traditions of anthropological work (Japanese anthropology, Latin American anthropology) as well as the complex processes of globalization itself. Authoritative entries have been commissioned from among the world’s leading anthropologists. Alphabetically organized, the main entries contain clear, concise and provocative explanations of key anthropological themes and ideas, as well as surveys of the most important ethnographic regions and regional traditions of ethnographic research. Each major entry contains cross-references and a list further reading. Areas covered include, among others: Customer Reviews (3)
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Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology
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11. The Anthropology of Development and Globalization: From Classical Political Economy to Contemporary Neoliberalism (Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) | |
Paperback: 416
Pages
(2005-01-14)
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12. Law and Anthropology: A Reader (Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) | |
Paperback: 384
Pages
(2004-09-27)
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13. Social and Cultural Anthropology: The Key Concepts by Nigel Rapport, Joanna Overing | |
Hardcover: 528
Pages
(2007-11-29)
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Editorial Review Product Description Social and Cultural Anthropology: The Key Concepts is an easy to use A-Z guide to the central disciplines students will encounter in this field. Fully updated, the second edition includes new entries on: With full cross-referencing and revised further reading highlighting the latest writings in Social and Cultural Anthropology, this is the ideal resource for anyone studying or teaching this subject. |
14. Anthropology and Child Development: A Cross-Cultural Reader (Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) | |
Paperback: 336
Pages
(2008-02-19)
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15. Other People's Worlds: An Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology by J. Hendry | |
Paperback: 240
Pages
(1999-03-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description --Michael Herzfeld, Harvard University Other People's Worlds offers the perfect introduction to cultural and social anthropology for anyone approaching the subject for the first time. Hendry introduces classic theoretical ideas of the key founders of cultural and social anthropology, placing them in their historical and geographical context. Carefully structured so that one chapter builds on the next, Other People's Worlds covers the core topics in an even-handed and illuminating manner, introducing the reader to divergent views on all the most basic subjects-food, hygiene, gift-exchange, rites of passage, symbolism, religion, politics, and the environment-and raising awareness of the emotional value people place on those views. Covering a wide array of countries, it brings the subject of cultural and social anthropology right into the neighborhood of the reader, wherever they are in the world. Combining an abundance of references and further readings for the serious student with an immensely readable and engaging writing style, Other People's Worlds offers a compelling introduction to an enigmatic and exciting subject, drawing out its relevance and value for the complex multicultural world in which we live. |
16. Biological Anthropology: An Introductory Reader by Michael Park | |
Paperback: 256
Pages
(2009-07-23)
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17. Social Movements: An Anthropological Reader (Blackwell Readers in Anthropology) | |
Paperback: 360
Pages
(2004-12-07)
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18. Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader (Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) | |
Hardcover: 536
Pages
(2009-05-26)
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Language is Power
Liked its approach |
19. Anthropology: The Exploration of Human Diversity by Conrad Kottak | |
Paperback: 704
Pages
(2008-10-07)
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20. Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology by Robert Lavenda, Emily Schultz | |
Paperback: 288
Pages
(2009-02-13)
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Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology (Purchased on 08/07/2010)
Good Book
Cultural Anthropology
Good Readings
Outstanding overview |
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