Cultural anthropology : a toolkit for a global age /

Presents a survey of cultural anthropology, the branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans. Intended to inspire students to think like anthropologists in a multicultural and global age, this work covers the essential concepts that drive cultural anthropology today...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Guest, Kenneth J
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2017]
Edition:Second edition
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Table of Contents:
  • [pt. 1:] Anthropology for the 21st century. Anthropology in a global age
  • Culture
  • Fieldwork and ethnography
  • Language
  • Human origins
  • [pt. 2:] Unmasking the structures of power. Race and racism
  • Ethnicity and nationalism
  • Gender
  • Sexuality
  • Kinship, family, and marriage
  • Class and inequality
  • [pt. 3:] Change in the modern world. The global economy
  • Migration
  • Politics and power
  • Religion
  • Health, illness, and the body
  • Arts and media