Why Humans Have Cultures: Explaining Anthropology and Social Diversity (OPUS)

Carrithers, Michael

ISBN 10: 0192192272 / ISBN 13: 9780192192271

Edité par Oxford University Press, 1992

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• Titre: Why Humans Have Cultures: Explaining Anthropology and Social Diversity (OPUS)
• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date de parution: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0192192272
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780192192271
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book is the result of two projects. The first was to provide an introduction to anthropology for the curious, showing that anthropology is an activity which helps us to understand and deal with human and cultural social diversity. The second was an invitation to colleagues in anthropology and cognate disciplines, and it began from the question: "Why do humans have such diverse cultures and ways of life?". This book hopes to combine the readerships of those on the threshold of anthropology and those at its centre.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Why do humans have such diverse cultures and ways of life? Michael Carrithers presents an original and powerful answer to this central problem of anthropology, arguing that it is the ways in which people interact, rather than technological advances, that have been of crucial importance in human history. Lucid and thought-provoking, he draws both on ancient and contemporary examples to show how this perspective forms a firm foundation for the study of culture, society, and history.