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An introduction to social anthropology : sharing our worlds
- Title
- An introduction to social anthropology : sharing our worlds / Joy Hendry.
- Author
- Hendry, Joy.
- Publication
- Basingstoke [Engalnd] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GN316 .H46b 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Hendry, Joy.
- Description
- xxi, 328 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- Accessible and engaging, with unique first-hand accounts from indigenous peoples, this is a truly international introduction to social anthropology. The book uses a student-friendly approach with clear and engaging writing style. It contains two new chapters on key current issues as well as innovative new features, including first-hand accounts from contemporary indigenous people, on-page glossary and end-of-chapter questions. The book is written by a renowned Author who is highly regarded in the field. The first edition was highly successful. Written in a refreshingly accessible style, this fully updated 2nd edition offers the perfect introduction to social anthropology for anyone approaching the subject for the first time. It retains the logical structure of the first edition, and adds two new chapters on key issues, new end-of-chapter questions and exciting first-hand accounts.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Educational tools (form)
- Note
- Rev. ed. of: Other people's worlds. 1999.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Contents
- What Anthropologists Do -- A Brief History of Social (and Cultural) Anthropology -- The Content of this Book -- 1. Seeing the World -- 2. Disgusting, Forbidden and Unthinkable -- 3. Gifts, Exchange and Reciprocity -- 4. The Ritual Round -- 5. Society: A Set of Symbols -- 6. Beauty and Bounty: Treasure and Trophies -- 7. Cosmology I: Religion, Magic and Mythology -- 8. Cosmology II: Witchcraft, Shamanism and Syncretism -- 9. Law, Order and Social Control -- 10. The Art of Politics -- 11. Family, Kinship and Marriage -- 12. Economics and the Environment -- 13. Tourism and the Intercultural Encounter -- 14. Transnationalism, Globalisation and Beyond.
- ISBN
- 0230005268
- 9780230005266
- 0230005276
- 9780230005273
- LCCN
- 2008000216
- OCLC
- ocn190786086
- 190786086
- SCSB-1473486
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library