Inside Cultures: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

ISBN-13: 9780367533809 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 300 str.

William Balee

Opis

Emphasizing the interaction between humans and their environment, the tension between human universals and cultural variation, and the impacts of colonialism on traditional cultures, Inside Cultures shows students how cultural anthropology can help us understand the complex, globalized world around us.

Spis treści

1. The Study of Us  2. Sociocultural Universals  3. Cultural Variation  4. Where Anthropology Comes From  5. Contemporary Theory and Method  6. Social Organization in Kin-Based Societies  7. Politics and Power  8. Ecology, Landscape, and Culture  9. Colonialism and the World System  10. Collapse and Change  11. Applications of Cultural Anthropology  12. Globalization and Indigeneity  13. Concluding Remarks

O autorze

William Balée is Professor of Anthropology at Tulane University.