Small Places, Large Issues - Second Edition
Title | Small Places, Large Issues - Second Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hylland Eriksen |
Publisher | Pluto Press (UK) |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 2001-04-20 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN |
A revised and updated edition of this unique best-selling guide to social and cultural anthropology.
Small Places, Large Issues
Title | Small Places, Large Issues PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hylland Eriksen |
Publisher | Anthropology, Culture and Society |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Anthropology |
ISBN | 9780745336954 |
This concise introduction to social and cultural anthropology has become a modern classic, introducing countless students to the field and the tools it offers for exploring some of the most complicated questions of human life and interaction. This fourth edition is fully updated, incorporating recent debates and controversies in the field, ranging from globalization and migration research to problems of cultural translation and the challenges of interdisciplinarity. Effortlessly bridging the gap between classic and contemporary anthropology, Small Places, Large Issues remains an essential text for undergraduates embarking on the study of this field.
What Is Anthropology?
Title | What Is Anthropology? PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hylland Eriksen |
Publisher | Pluto Press (UK) |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN |
A new edition of the classic anthropology textbook which shows how anthropology is a revolutionary way of thinking about the human world
Small Places, Large Issues
Title | Small Places, Large Issues PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hylland Eriksen |
Publisher | Pluto Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010-06-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780745330495 |
This concise introduction to social and cultural anthropology has become a modern classic, revealing the rich global variation in social life and culture. The text 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 other texts on the subject, Small Places, Large Issues incorporates the anthropology of complex modern societies. Using reviews of key monographs to illustrate his argument, Eriksen's lucid and accessible text remains an established introductory text in anthropology. This new edition is updated throughout and increases the emphasis on the interdependence of human worlds. There is a new discussion of the new influence cultural studies and natural science on anthropology. Effortless bridging the perceived gap between 'classic' and 'contemporary' anthropology, Small Places, Large Issues is as essential to anthropology undergraduates as ever.
Ethnicity and Nationalism
Title | Ethnicity and Nationalism PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Hylland Eriksen |
Publisher | Pluto Press (UK) |
Pages | 179 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Ethnic groups |
ISBN | 9780745307015 |
En analyse af forholdet mellem etnicitet, klasse, socialt køn og nationalt tilhørsforhold og med tanker om fremtidsudsigterne.
Theory of Culture Change
Title | Theory of Culture Change PDF eBook |
Author | Julian Haynes Steward |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780252002953 |
p.122-142 mentions Australian patrilineal bands.
A World of Babies
Title | A World of Babies PDF eBook |
Author | Judy S. DeLoache |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2000-05-18 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780521664752 |
'Manuals' for new parents illustrating many models of babyhood, shaped by different values and cultures.