| Cultural Anthropology Four-Volume Set Edition Contributor(s): Fortun, Kim (Editor), Fortun, Mike (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1412947332 ISBN-13: 9781412947336 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $1128.60 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2010 Annotation: This Major Work is an authoritative overview of Cultural Anthropology in four volumes; i) Moorings: include articles -- by cultural anthropologists and others -- that have had a particularly forceful impact on the anthropological imagination in the last fifty years; ii) Modernities: explores the many ways cultural anthropologists have examined, critiqued and been part of modernist projects articles will work through topics such as nationalism, citizenship, human rights, etc.; iii) Emergence, explore anthropological work that has focused on the re-making of society and culture in the wake of massive change such as "globalization"; v) Engagements, examines engagements between anthropologists in different nationalltural contexts, engagements with other disciplines and engagements with the public sphere |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306 |
| LCCN: 2008931600 |
| Series: Sage Studies in Anthropology |
| Physical Information: 4.7" H x 6.6" W x 9.6" (7.10 lbs) 1672 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cultural anthropology studies human society - from tribal to complex modern societies. Throughout its history, cultural anthropology has involved diverse approaches to the broad range of human cultural expression. The actions and interactions of humans are of interest to Cultural Anthropologists, who in their discipline try to understand what it means to be human. This major work gives an authoritative overview of Cultural Anthropology in four volumes.
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