Cultural Anthropology - Softcover

Conrad Phillip Kottak

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071221557 ISBN 13: 9780071221559

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2010

Synopsis

Focused on the appreciation of anthropology, the new edition of "Cultural Anthropology" offers an up-to-date holistic introduction to cultural anthropology. Key themes of appreciating the experiences students bring to the classroom, appreciating cultural diversity, and appreciating the field of anthropology are showcased throughout the text. In this edition, Understanding Ourselves chapter openers and Through the Eyes of Others boxes show how anthropology helps us understand ourselves. New Appreciating Diversity boxes focus on the various forms of human biological and cultural diversity. Appreciating Anthropology boxes are also new to the text and focus on the value and usefulness of anthropological research and approaches.

About this title

About the Author:

Conrad Phillip Kottak (A.B. Columbia, 1963; Ph.D. Columbia, 1966) is the Julian H. Steward Collegiate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, where he has taught since 1968. He served as Anthropology Department chair from 1996 to 2006. 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. In 1999 the America Anthropological Association awarded Professor Kottak the AAA/Mayfield Award for Excellence in the Undergraduate Teaching of Anthropology.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0071221557
• ISBN 13: 9780071221559
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512