Core concepts in cultural anthropology
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Core concepts in cultural anthropology
Oxford University Press, c2020
7th ed
- : pbk
Available at 13 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-224) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Designed for courses that make extensive use of ethnographies and other supplementary readings, this is a concise introduction to the basic ideas and practices of contemporary cultural anthropology. Not a standard textbook, Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology, seventh edition, is more of an annotated bibliography of the terms and concepts that anthropologists use in their work. This book is the only brief cultural anthropology text specifically designed to prepare students to read ethnography more effectively and with greater understanding.NEW TO THIS EDITIONNew material on archaeology of the contemporary world, engaged anthropology, reflexivity, STS, the ontological turn, and the AnthropoceneInclusion of recent work on migration, media ideologies, and anthropology "against the grain"Extended discussions of race, kinship, and the state.This title is available as an eBook. Please contact your Learning Resource Consultant for more information.
Table of Contents
1. Anthropology2. Culture3. Meaning-Making and Language4. Worldview and Religion5. The Dimensions of Social Organization6. Sex, Gender, and Sexuality7. Relatedness: Kinship, Marriage, Family, and Friendship8. Political Anthropology9. Economic Anthropology10. Globalization11. The Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Medicine12. Theory in Cultural AnthropologyAppendix: Reading EthnographyThe Parts of an EthnographyThe Use of Indigenous and Local TermsThe PhotographsWhy Are You Reading This Ethnography (and How Should You Read It)?BibliographyIndex
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