Kottak, Conrad Phillip.

Cultural anthropology / Conrad Phillip Kottak. - Twelfth edition - xxxiv, 390, (136) pages : colored illustrations, colored maps ; 28 cm. + 1 computer optical disk (4 3/4 in.)

Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (p. B1-B35)

T I The Dimensions of Anthropology 3
r What Is Anthropology? 3
A Applying Anthropology 23
I Cutura Diversity 43
C ulture 43
She Evolutionary Origins of Human Culture 63
Ethnicity and Race 95
Language and Communication 123
Making a Living 151
Political Systems 177
* Families Kinship, and Descent 205
Marriage 227
Gender 251
Religion 279
The Arts 303
Part I The anging Wrld 325
1 4 The Modern World System 325
SColonialism and Devopmen 345
Cultural Exchange and Surival

Emphasizes anthropology's comparative nature with "Bringing It All Together" essays that show how anthropology's sub-fields and dimensions combine to interpret and explain a common topic. This book's another feature, "Understanding Ourselves," illustrates the relevance of anthropological facts and theories to students' everyday lives.

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Ethnology.

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