Anthropology: A Beginner's Guide - Couverture souple

Hendry, Joy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1851689303 ISBN 13 : 9781851689309

Editeur : Oneworld Publications, 2013

Synopsis

Book by Hendry Joy Underdown Simon

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In this illuminating tour of humanity, Joy Hendry and Simon Underdown reveal the origins of our species, and the fabric of human society, through the discipline of anthropology. Via fascinating case studies and discoveries, they unravel our understanding of human behaviours and beliefs, including how witchcraft has been used to justify misfortune, and debunk old-fashioned ideas about race based upon the latest genetic research. They even share what our bathroom tells us about our concept of the body - and ourselves. From our evolutionary ancestors, through our rites of passage, to our responses to globalization, Hendry and Underdown provide the essential first step to understanding the world as an anthropologist would in all its diversity and commonality.

Revue de presse :

An excellent place to start discovering the range and depth of anthropological enquiry. --Robert A. Foley; Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies, University of Cambridg

A superb guide, one of the very few to combine biological and social approaches. --David Shankland – Director of the Royal Anthropological Institute

A wonderfully accessible introduction, with a clear focus on the needs of students first coming to the field. --Dr Faye Healey-Clough; Anthropology lecturer, Gloucestershire College

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oneworld Publications
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1851689303
• ISBN 13: 9781851689309
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224