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41. A Reader in the Anthropology of Religion (Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) | |
Paperback: 696
Pages
(2008-02-05)
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The best anthology on the market, at least for the price |
42. Cultural Anthropology: A Global Perspective (4th Edition) by Raymond Scupin | |
Paperback: 456
Pages
(1999-11-03)
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43. Anthropology of Violence and Conflict (European Association of Social Anthropologists) | |
Paperback: 240
Pages
(2001-04-05)
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A Look at the Anthropology of Violence |
44. The Social Life of Things: Commodities in Cultural Perspective (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) | |
Paperback: 344
Pages
(1988-01-29)
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Interesting |
45. Auto/ethnography: Rewriting the Self and the Social (Explorations in Anthropology) | |
Paperback: 224
Pages
(1997-08-01)
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46. Linguistic Anthropology: A Reader (Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) | |
Paperback: 504
Pages
(2001-02-22)
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linguistic anthropology
Great book. |
47. A Reader in Medical Anthropology: Theoretical Trajectories, Emergent Realities (Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) | |
Paperback: 576
Pages
(2010-04-05)
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48. Anthropology in the Margins of the State (School of American Research Advanced Seminar Series) by Veena Das, Deborah Poole, Talal Asad, Adam Ashforth, Lawrence Cohen, Mariane Ferme, Pradeep Jeganathan, Diane Nelson, Janet Roitman, Victoria Sanford | |
Paperback: 354
Pages
(2004-05-01)
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A Good Start |
49. The Social Production of Indifference by Michael Herzfeld | |
Paperback: 207
Pages
(1993-10-01)
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50. Cultural Anthropology (13th Edition) (MyAnthroLab Series) by Carol R. Ember, Melvin R. Ember | |
Paperback: 432
Pages
(2010-02-12)
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Cultural Anthropology (13th Edition) (MyAnthroLab Series) |
51. Applying Cultural Anthropology: An Introductory Reader by Aaron Podolefsky, Peter Brown, Scott Lacy | |
Paperback: 320
Pages
(2008-10-28)
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Applying Cultural Anthropology
Excellent materials, great selection I've been waiting a long time to see Peggy McIntosh's wonderful essay on "White Privilege" in print somewhere.I had the distinct pleasure of hearing her give an oral version of the same talk a number of years ago and am very very pleased to see it published here for the benefit of students.The book is worth the price for that article alone. However, this is not the only gem in this collection.Phillipe Bourgois' work on crack dealers is introduced here as is Gerald Murray's work on wood farming as a means to encourage re-forestation programs in Haiti.There are also classics such as Richard Lee's story of the !Kung San insulting of his gift of a Christmas ox ("Eating Christmas in the Kalahari") and Laura Bohannon's failure to get Tiv elders to see Hamlet as a story about incest, revenge and justice.Jared Diamond's revisionist view of the advent of agriculture is also here (perhaps an antidote for his more recent "Guns, Germs and Steel" though undoutedly similar in style). Other personal favorites of mine include Eugene Cooper's discussion of Chinese table manners (also a must for people who want to teach a course on the anthropology of food), Richard Reed's examination of the tension between environmentalists and indigenous communities in Paraguay, Joan Cassels' excellent analysis of surgery as a male-gendered medical speciality and Paul Farmer's and Arthur Kleinman's thoughtful peice on suffering and AIDS in Haiti. Incidentally, I would thoroughly recommend anything by Paul Farmer to readers interested in social medicine.His scholarship and humanity are both quite phenomenal and totally justify the attention he has recieved due to the MacArthur fellowship. I only have a couple of quibbles with this book and even these are not so much criticisms as comments for the unwary:Jennifer Laab's peice on corporate anthropologists seems to have been written for a corporate audience as a selling point for anthropology.As such it plays up the notion of anthropologists as service providers for corporate interests in a way which is a little frown-inducing for an academician such as myself.Not because I don't approve of anthropology in the private sector, but because the peice itself seems to argue that anthropology is merely a set of techniques that can be workshopped (like team-building exercises)to busy executives for the greater good of the company.Again, this is a VERY worthwhile point to debate, but not one that easily stands without comment.Secondly, the article by Wade Davis (he of "Serpent and the Rainbow" fame), while again discussion-worthy, seems a little superficial, dated in language and probably replaceable (Robert Voeks'recently-published "Sacred Leaves of Candomble" is one alternative that springs to mind).Lastly, I would like to plead for the inclusion of a selection on tatooing or bodily adornment of some sort in any future editions. This is a topic of enduring interest among students and would definitely be an asset to such a nicely-balanced and valuable collection.
Not only a good textbook, but an interesting book. |
52. The New Testament World: Insights from Cultural Anthropology 3rd edition by Bruce J. Malina | |
Paperback: 277
Pages
(2001-03)
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great insights
Very informative and fascinating
Insights into the 1st Centruy World
Good information
Great, but Dry |
53. Cengage Advantage Books: Cultural Anthropology: A Problem-Based Approach by Richard H. Robbins | |
Paperback: 384
Pages
(2008-07-28)
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to the study of cultures
Quick shipping. Good book.
would help if recieved
Arrived before my first quiz
Good Condition |
54. The Anthropology of Latin America and the Caribbean by Harry Sanabria | |
Paperback: 448
Pages
(2006-11-17)
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Editorial Review Product Description The first single-authored comprehensive introduction to major contemporary research trends, issues, and debates on the anthropology of Latin America and the Caribbean. The text provides wide and historically informed coverage of key facets of Latin American and Caribbean societies and their cultural and historical development as well as the powerful role of power and inequality in this development. One reviewer writes, “The text moves well and builds over time, paying close attention to balancing both the Caribbean and Latin America as geographic regions, Spanish and non-Spanish speaking countries, and historical and contemporary issues in the field. I found the geographic breadth to be especially impressive.” Another notes that the contents “reflect the insights of an anthropologist who knows Latin America intimately and extensively.” Customer Reviews (2)
Never recived book
Book Sent to Wrong Address, Full Refund Given |
55. Cultural Anthropology with Living Anthropology Student CD (12th Edition) by Conrad Kottak | |
Paperback: 528
Pages
(2006-11-29)
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Cultural Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Cultural anthropology |
56. Understanding and Applying Medical Anthropology by Peter Brown, Ron Barrett | |
Paperback: 480
Pages
(2009-05-18)
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Good Condition
Fantastic book on an interesting subject. |
57. Talking About People: Readings in Cultural Anthropology by William Haviland, Robert Gordon, Luis Vivanco | |
Paperback: 320
Pages
(2005-06-28)
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Editorial Review Product Description A dynamic development in the fourth edition is the inclusion of“Anthropology and Public Debate” sections, in which opposing anthropological arguments on current hot topics are featured. In addition, “Doing Fieldwork” essays consider the nature and dilemmas of fieldwork, the changing status of the field, the nature of anthropological learning in the field, and ethical issues and dilemmas. Customer Reviews (1)
Talking to People Review |
58. Testing Women, Testing the Fetus: The Social Impact of Amniocentesis in America (The Anthropology of Everydaylife) by Rayna Rapp | |
Paperback: 368
Pages
(2000-07)
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Interesting but inconclusive However, that is not what the book is about.The book is supposed to be about the impact that amniocentesis has on women's lives as they are faced with the decision not only to have the test, but what to do with the information they recieve.But Rapp was so intent on characterizing each of her interview subjects by race, occupation (hence class) and gender, that she ultimately separated and categorized her subjects in ways that left the reader hanging.She did not make any definite conclusions about amniocentesis, only that women make decisions about amnio based on values they had before they even got pregnant, possibly due to ethnicity. If I were pregnant this book wouldn't help me at all in making a decision.But the chapters on how the tests are analyzed are quite interesting, and the chapters on disability and the way we as a society deals with disabled children in an age when it's easy for them never to be born changed the way I think about disability, and for that reason alone I think it should be read.
Ethnographic method, ethno(graphic) reality |
59. The Anthropology of Art: A Reader (Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology) | |
Hardcover: 576
Pages
(2006-01-30)
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Editorial Review Product Description An essay from the editors, offering an intellectual critique of the history of the discipline and exploring the contribution that the analysis of art can make to human societies, prefaces the volume. The readings themselves cover all the major debates in the field, including: definitions of art and aesthetics; the nature of representational processes; the nature of authenticity; the Primitivism controversy; the history of trade and commodification; and the role of contemporary artists. This anthology is the ideal resource for readers new to the anthropology of art. At the same time, it allows those with some knowledge of the discipline to see how art and aesthetics can contribute to their research. Customer Reviews (2)
One of the few lecture books worth keeping.
good |
60. Physical Anthropology by Philip Stein, Bruce Rowe | |
Paperback: 528
Pages
(2010-02-05)
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