Window on Humanity - A Concise Introduction to General Anthropology

Informationen zum Autor Conrad Phillip Kottak (A.B. Columbia! 1963; Ph.D. Columbia! 1966) is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the University of Michigan! where he has taught since 1968. In 1991 he was honored for his teaching by the University and the state of Michigan. In 1992 he received an excellence in teaching award from the College of Literature! Sciences! and the Arts of the University of Michigan. Professor Kottak has done fieldwork in cultural anthropology in Brazil (since 1962)! Madagascar (since 1966)! and the United States. In current research projects! Kottak and his colleagues have investigated the emergence of ecological awareness in Brazil! the social context of deforestation in Madagascar! and popular participation in economic development planning in northeastern Brazil. Klappentext Written by a prominent scholar in the field! Conrad Phillip Kottak! this concise! student-friendly! current introduction to general anthropology carefully balances coverage of core topics and contemporary changes in the field. While maintaining its connection with students through relevant examples! the combination of brevity! readability! and trusted content makes Window on Humanity a perfect match for anthropology courses that use readings or ethnographies along with a main text. Zusammenfassung Presents an introduction to general anthropology carefully balances coverage of core topics and contemporary changes in humanity. Inhaltsverzeichnis CHAPTER 1: What Is Anthropology? CHAPTER 2: Culture CHAPTER 3: Doing Anthropology CHAPTER 4: Evolution! Genetics! and Human Variation CHAPTER 5: The Primates CHAPTER 6: Early Hominins CHAPTER 7: The Genus Homo CHAPTER 8: The First Farmers CHAPTER 9: The First Cities and States CHAPTER 10: Language and Communication CHAPTER 11: Making a Living CHAPTER 12: Political Systems CHAPTER 13: Families! Kinship! and Marriage CHAPTER 14: Gender CHAPTER 15: Religion CHAPTER 16: Ethnicity and Race CHAPTER 17: Applying Anthropology CHAPTER 18: The World System and Colonialism CHAPTER 19: Anthropology's Role in a Globalizing World ...

Product details

• Authors: Conrad Kottak, Conrad Phillip Kottak
• Publisher: Mcgraw Hill Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.09.2013
• EAN: 9780078035081
• ISBN: 978-0-07-803508-1
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Series: B&B Anthropology
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous