Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Anthropology: the exploration of human diversity / Conrad Phillip Kottak

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Massachusetts : McGraw Hill Education, c2009Edition: Thirteenth editionDescription: xxvii, 589 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780073405360
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GN 25 .K67 2009
Contents:
Part I. Introduction to Anthropology -- What Is Anthropology? -- Culture -- Applying Anthropology -- Part II. Physical Anthropology and Archaeology -- Studying the Past -- Evolution and Genetics -- Human Variation and Adaptation -- The Primates -- Early Hominins -- The Genus Homo -- The First Farmers -- The First Cities and States -- Part III. Exploring Cultural Diversity -- Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology -- Language and Communication -- Ethnicity and Race -- Making a Living -- Political Systems -- Gender -- Families, Kinship, and Descent -- Marriage -- Religion -- Arts, Media, and Sports -- Part IV. The Changing World -- The World System and Colonialism -- Global Issues Today
Summary: "A recent National Academy of science inductee, Conrad Phillip Kottak offers an up-to-date holistic introduction to anthropology from four-field perspective. Kottak emphasizes why anthropology to better understand themselves.
Item type: Books
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Annex General Circulation General Education GC GN 25 .K67 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000010989

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Introduction to Anthropology -- What Is Anthropology? -- Culture -- Applying Anthropology -- Part II. Physical Anthropology and Archaeology -- Studying the Past -- Evolution and Genetics -- Human Variation and Adaptation -- The Primates -- Early Hominins -- The Genus Homo -- The First Farmers -- The First Cities and States -- Part III. Exploring Cultural Diversity -- Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology -- Language and Communication -- Ethnicity and Race -- Making a Living -- Political Systems -- Gender -- Families, Kinship, and Descent -- Marriage -- Religion -- Arts, Media, and Sports -- Part IV. The Changing World -- The World System and Colonialism -- Global Issues Today

"A recent National Academy of science inductee, Conrad Phillip Kottak offers an up-to-date holistic introduction to anthropology from four-field perspective. Kottak emphasizes why anthropology to better understand themselves.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.