Cultural Anthropology: A Perspective on the Human Condition, Canadian Edition

Emily A. Schultz; Robert H. Lavenda; Roberta R. Dods

ISBN 10: 0195442784 / ISBN 13: 9780195442786

Published by Oxford University Press, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cultural Anthropology: A Perspective on the Human Condition, Canadian Edition
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195442784
• ISBN 13: 9780195442786
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 1.65 pounds

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Synopsis

a href="http://www.oupcanada.com/ebrochure/schultz/index.html"img src="/images/hed/closer_look_btn.gif"/a Now in its second Canadian edition, Cultural Anthropology: A Perspective on the Human Condition introduces students to the history, methods, and theoretical approaches of the discipline. Drawing on experiences from their own fieldwork and the work of other top researchers, the authors explore how cultural creativity, human agency, and the material conditions of everyday life interact to shape cultural practices. Discussions of ongoing controversies - including tribalism vs globalization, the vulnerability of transborder citizens, attempts to use cultural relativism as an excuse for human rights violations, and increasing inequality between 'have' and 'have not' regions - show how cultural anthropologists can apply their knowledge and skills to tackle the world's most pressing social problems. Together, these stories and discussions reveal stunning diversity and surprising similarity in the ways individuals from different cultures perceive, bring meaning to, and transform their worlds.

About the Author

Emily A. Schultz is professor of anthropology at St Cloud State University. Robert H. Lavenda is professor of anthropology and co-chair of the Department of Anthropology at St Cloud University. Roberta Robin Dods has thirty years of research and teaching experience in anthropology and archaeology. She is an associate professor of anthropology in the Department of Community, Culture, and Global Studies at UBC. She has focused and published on cultural anthropology, ethnography, ethnohistory, traditional knowledge, human ecology (landscape management and traditional economies), and anthropological/archaeological theory. She has conducted fieldwork in Africa, West Asia, Boreal North America, and various desert areas around the world. She recently won the Eleanor Roosevelt Global Citizenship Award for Public Anthropology.