Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Title | Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Barnard |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | 696 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 9780415099967 |
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
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Title | The Routledge Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Barnard |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 888 |
Release | 2009-12-04 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1135236402 |
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. The fully revised and expanded second edition reflects major changes in anthropology in the past decade.
Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology
Title | Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology PDF eBook |
Author | R. Jon McGee |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Total Pages | 1053 |
Release | 2013-08-28 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1452276307 |
Social and cultural anthropology and archaeology are rich subjects with deep connections in the social and physical sciences. Over the past 150 years, the subject matter and different theoretical perspectives have expanded so greatly that no single individual can command all of it. Consequently, both advanced students and professionals may be confronted with theoretical positions and names of theorists with whom they are only partially familiar, if they have heard of them at all. Students, in particular, are likely to turn to the web to find quick background information on theorists and theories. However, most web-based information is inaccurate and/or lacks depth. Students and professionals need a source to provide a quick overview of a particular theory and theorist with just the basics—the "who, what, where, how, and why," if you will. In response, SAGE Reference plans to publish the two-volume Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology: An Encyclopedia. Features & Benefits: Two volumes containing approximately 335 signed entries provide users with the most authoritative and thorough reference resource available on anthropology theory, both in terms of breadth and depth of coverage. To ease navigation between and among related entries, a Reader's Guide groups entries thematically and each entry is followed by Cross-References. In the electronic version, the Reader's Guide combines with the Cross-References and a detailed Index to provide robust search-and-browse capabilities. An appendix with a Chronology of Anthropology Theory allows students to easily chart directions and trends in thought and theory from early times to the present. Suggestions for Further Reading at the end of each entry and a Master Bibliography at the end guide readers to sources for more detailed research and discussion.
Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Title | Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Spencer |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
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Encyclopedia of Anthropology
Title | Encyclopedia of Anthropology PDF eBook |
Author | H. James Birx |
Publisher | SAGE |
Total Pages | 3138 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0761930299 |
Collects 1,000 entries on the subfields on anthropology, including physical anthropology, archaeology, paleontology, linguistics, and evolution.
Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology
Title | Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology PDF eBook |
Author | Tim Ingold |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 1164 |
Release | 2002-09-11 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1134976542 |
* 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
Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology
Title | Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology PDF eBook |
Author | Carol R. Ember |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | 1103 |
Release | 2003-12-31 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0306477548 |
Medical practitioners and the ordinary citizen are becoming more aware that we need to understand cultural variation in medical belief and practice. The more we know how health and disease are managed in different cultures, the more we can recognize what is "culture bound" in our own medical belief and practice. The Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology is unique because it is the first reference work to describe the cultural practices relevant to health in the world's cultures and to provide an overview of important topics in medical anthropology. No other single reference work comes close to marching the depth and breadth of information on the varying cultural background of health and illness around the world. More than 100 experts - anthropologists and other social scientists - have contributed their firsthand experience of medical cultures from around the world.