The Routledge Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology

Author: Alan Barnard
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135236402
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 2036

Book Description
Written by leading scholars in the field, this comprehensive and readable resource gives anthropology students a unique guide to the ideas, arguments and history of the discipline. Combining anthropological theory and ethnography, it includes 275 substantial entries, over 300 short biographies of important figures in anthropology, and nearly 600 glossary items. The fully revised and expanded second edition reflects major changes in anthropology in the past decade.

Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology

Author: Dr Alan Barnard
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134450915
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1058

Book Description
This Encyclopedia provides description and analysis of the terms, concepts and issues of social and cultural anthropology. International in authorship and coverage, this accessible work is fully indexed and cross-referenced.

Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology

Author: Alan Barnard
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415099967
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 696

Book Description
Providing a guide to the ideas, arguments and history of the discipline, this volume discusses human social and cultural life in all its diversity and difference. Theory, ethnography and history are combined in over 230 entries on topics

Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology

Author: Jonathan Spencer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology

Author: Tim Ingold
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134976542
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1164

Book Description
* Provides a comprehensive survey of contemporary thinking in biological, social and cultural anthropology and establishes the interconnections between these three fields. * Useful cross-references within the text, with full biographical references and suggestions for further reading. * Carefully illustrated with line drawings and photographs. 'The Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology is a welcome addition to the reference literature. Bringing together authoritative, incisive and scrupulously edited contributions from some three dozen authors. The book achieves an impressive breadth of coverage of specialist areas.' - Times Higher Educational Supplement 'Recommended for all anthropology collections, especially those in academic libraries.' - Library Journal 'This is a marvellous book and I am very happy to recommend it.' - Reference Reviews

Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology

Author: Tim Ingold
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415286046
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1172

Book Description
New in paperback, this Companion provides a unique survey of contemporary thinking in biological, social and cultural anthropology. A prestigious editor leads an international team of acknowledged experts in each field.

The Social Science Encyclopedia

Author: Adam Kuper
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134359691
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 2435

Book Description
The Social Science Encyclopedia, first published in 1985 to acclaim from social scientists, librarians and students, was thoroughly revised in 1996, when reviewers began to describe it as a classic. This third edition has been radically recast. Over half the entries are new or have been entirely rewritten, and most of the balance have been substantially revised. Written by an international team of contributors, the Encyclopedia offers a global perspective on key issues within the social sciences. Some 500 entries cover a variety of enduring and newly vital areas of study and research methods. Experts review theoretical debates from neo-evolutionism and rational choice theory to poststructuralism, and address the great questions that cut across the social sciences. What is the influence of genes on behaviour? What is the nature of consciousness and cognition? What are the causes of poverty and wealth? What are the roots of conflict, wars, revolutions and genocidal violence? This authoritative reference work is aimed at anyone with a serious interest in contemporary academic thinking about the individual in society.

Social and Cultural Anthropology: The Key Concepts

Author: Nigel Rapport
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113467631X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 477

Book Description
Social and Cultural Anthropology: The Key Concepts is the ideal introduction to this discipline, defining and discussing the central terms of the subject with clarity and authority.

The Routledge Handbook of Medical Anthropology

Author: Lenore Manderson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317743784
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 424

Book Description
The Routledge Handbook of Medical Anthropology provides a contemporary overview of the key themes in medical anthropology. In this exciting departure from conventional handbooks, compendia and encyclopedias, the three editors have written the core chapters of the volume, and in so doing, invite the reader to reflect on the ethnographic richness and theoretical contributions of research on the clinic and the field, bioscience and medical research, infectious and non-communicable diseases, biomedicine, complementary and alternative modalities, structural violence and vulnerability, gender and ageing, reproduction and sexuality. As a way of illustrating the themes, a rich variety of case studies are included, presented by over 60 authors from around the world, reflecting the diverse cultural contexts in which people experience health, illness, and healing. Each chapter and its case studies are introduced by a photograph, reflecting medical and visual anthropological responses to inequality and vulnerability. An indispensible reference in this fastest growing area of anthropological study, The Routledge Handbook of Medical Anthropology is a unique and innovative contribution to the field.

Native Peoples of the World

Author: Steven L. Danver
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317464001
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1030

Book Description
This work examines the world's indigenous peoples, their cultures, the countries in which they reside, and the issues that impact these groups.