Dictionary of Concepts in Cultural Anthropology - Couverture rigide

Winthrop, Robert H.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0313242801 ISBN 13 : 9780313242809

Editeur : Greenwood Press, 1991

Synopsis

The field of cultural anthropology describes and interprets the thought and behavior of contemporary and near-contemporary societies. Inherently pluralistic, it offers a framework in which the distinctive perspectives of each cultural world can be appreciated. Robert Winthrop's dictionary describes the major concepts that have shaped the discipline, both historically and theoretically. It sets modern anthropology in its proper context within the broader intellectual tradition.

Eighty entries review the key concepts--culture, race, nature, symbolism, adaptation, the primitive, etc.--that have established the fundamental problems and issues, guided research, and served as the focus for debate in key areas of the discipline. The entries which range from 2,000 to 6,000 words in length, are both thorough in treatment and contemporary in relevance. Some entries are primarily of historical significance while others describe recent developments. Each entry contains an annotated bibliography and a guide to additional reading on the subject. While this is not primarily a technical lexicon, many terms have been glossed and explained. Designed to be useful to students of anthropology, this dictionary will assist those in other disciplines to find their way through the anthropological labyrinth.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

ROBERT H. WINTHROP is the principal of Winthrop Associates Cultural Research and an Adjunct Professor at Southern Oregon State College. He edited the 1990 book Culture and the Anthropological Tradition and contributed a chapter to Living with the Land and has published in Anthropology Quarterly.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Greenwood Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0313242801
• ISBN 13: 9780313242809
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 360
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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