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Small Places, Large Issues: An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology - Couverture souple

Livre 2 sur 105: Anthropology, Culture and Society

Eriksen, Thomas Hylland

 
9780745317724: Small Places, Large Issues: An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0745317723 ISBN 13 : 9780745317724
Editeur : Pluto Press, 2001

Synopsis

Ranging from the Pacific islands to the Arctic north and from small villages to modern nation states, this concise introduction to social and cultural anthropology reveals the rich global variation in social life and culture. The text also provides a clear overview of anthropology, focusing on central topics such as kinship, ethnicity, ritual and political systems, offering a wealth of examples that demonstrate the enormous scope of anthropology and the importance of a comparative perspective. Unlike previous texts on the subject, "Small Places, Large Issues" broadens the study to incorporate the anthropology of complex modern societies, thus providing a unique key text for all students of social and cultural anthropology. Using reviews of key monographs to illustrate his argument, Eriksen's text remains an established introductory text in anthropology. This new edition is updated throughout and includes a new chapter on the history of anthropology. It also shows clearly and comprehensively, through numerous new examples, why classic studies of small-scale societies are relevant for the study of complex phenomena such as nationalism, consumption and the Internet. In this way, the book bridges an often perceived gap between "classic" and "contemporary" anthropology.

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À propos de l'auteur

Thomas Hylland Eriksen is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo and former President of the European Association of Social Anthropologists. He is the author of numerous classics of anthropology, including Small Places, Large Issues - 4th Edition (Pluto, 2015) and What is Anthropology? - 2nd Edition (Pluto, 2017).

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Éditeur
Pluto Press
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0745317723
ISBN 13 
9780745317724
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
352
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