Anthropology: What Does It Mean to be Human? 3rd edition - Softcover

Lavenda, Robert H.; Schultz, Emily A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0190210842 ISBN 13: 9780190210847

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2014

Synopsis

A unique alternative to more traditional, encyclopedic introductory texts, Anthropology: What Does It Mean to Be Human?, Third Edition, takes a question-oriented approach that incorporates cutting-edge theory and new ways of looking at important contemporary issues such as power, human rights, and inequality. With a total of sixteen chapters, this engaging, full-color text is an ideal one-semester overview that delves deep into anthropology without overwhelming students.

About this title

About the Author

Robert H. Lavenda is Professor of Anthropology and Co-chair of the Department of Anthropology at St. Cloud State University.

Emily A. Schultz is Professor of Anthropology at St. Cloud State University.

Review

"This book is enticing and comprehensive. I really appreciate how the authors are able to boil down complex topics in a straightforward fashion. It is the genius that Lavenda and Schultz possess that allows them to locate and describe insights about the material that others would simply gloss over."--Frank L'Engle Williams, Georgia State University

"Anthropology is the most sophisticated of any textbook I have reviewed. It remains relatively unique in the four fields and is very effective."--Jason Antrosio, Hartwick College

"Lavenda and Schultz's Anthropology is much more accessible and more clearly written than other texts for non-science majors. Their prose is accessible and engaging."--Stephen D. Glazier, University of Nebraska

"This book is enticing and comprehensive. I really appreciate how the authors are able to boil down complex topics in a straightforward fashion. It is the genius that Lavenda and Schultz possess that allows them to locate and describe insights about the material that others would simply gloss over."--Frank L'Engle Williams, Georgia State University

"Anthropology is the most sophisticated of any textbook I have reviewed. It remains relatively unique in the four fields and is very effective."--Jason Antrosio, Hartwick College

"Lavenda and Schultz's Anthropology is much more accessible and more clearly written than other texts for non-science majors. Their prose is accessible and engaging."--Stephen D. Glazier, University of Nebraska

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0190210842
• ISBN 13: 9780190210847
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 576