| Description |
xxv, 549 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
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| Summary |
"A four-fields introduction to anthropology"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-531) and index. |
| Contents |
What is Anthropology -- Why is Evolution Important to Anthropologists? -- What can Evolutionary Theory Tell us About Human Variation -- What can the Study of Primates Tell Us about Human Beings? -- What Can the Fossil Record Tell Us about Human Origins? -- How Do WE Know about the Human Past? -- Why Did Humans Settle Down, Build Cities, and Establish States? -- Why is the Concept ofCulture Important? -- Why Is Understanding Human Language Important? -- How Do We Make Meaning? -- Why Do Anthropologists Study Economic Relations? -- Why Do Anthropologists Study Political Relations? -- Where do Our Relatives Come From and Why Do They Matter? -- What Can Anthropology Tell Us about Social Inequality? -- How is Anthropology Applied in the Field of Medicine? -- What can Anthropology Tell Us about Globalization? |
| Subject |
Anthropology.
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| Added Author |
Schultz, Emily A. (Emily Ann), 1949-
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| Standard No. |
892040847 903673976 |
| ISBN |
9780190210847 (pbk.) |
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0190210842 (pbk.) |
| OCLC # |
890971703 |
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