CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY - Softcover

Sheldon Smith; Philip D. Young

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1618821768 ISBN 13: 9781618821768

Publisher: BVT Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

From the Preface of this 493-page book: "Anthropology has a unique contribution to make to the study of global change, for it is the preeminent discipline in the study of culture change through time and space. As so often happens in world history, our world is again going through dramatic and rapid changes, and anthropology has renewed its interest in the study of sociocultural change. These changes are no longer driven by Western technology and culture but by the global marketplace, which is having a dramatic impact on political and ecological systems around the world. Out of the self-examination precipitated by the postmodern critique has come a renewed theoretical and methodological vigor within the field, precisely what is needed to move into the realm of analysis of global systems." Chapters include: Studying Cultures; Human Biological and Cultural Evolution; Development of Anthropological Theory; Bands and Tribes: Remote Peripheries; Chiefdoms and Pre-Modern States; The Modern World: Capitalism, World Systems, and Globalization; Ethnicity, Ethnic Conflict, and Social Movements; Africa: Overcoming a Colonial Legacy; The Middle East: Ethnicity, Oil, and Conflict; Asia: The Emerging Tigers; Latin America: Political Bosses, Dependency, and Democratic Reform; and Global Problems, International Development, and Anthropology in the Third Millennium.

About this edition

• Publisher: BVT Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1618821768
• ISBN 13: 9781618821768
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 481