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social and cultural anthropology a very short introduction
if you want to know what anthropology is look at what anthropologists do write the authors of social and cultural anthropology a very short introduction . this engaging overview of the field combines an accessible account of some of the disciplines guiding principles and methodology with abundant examples and illustrations of anthropologists at work . br peter just and john monaghan begin by discussing anthropologys most important contributions to modern thought its investigation of culture as a distinctively human characteristic its doctrine of cultural relativism and its methodology of fieldwork and ethnography . drawing on examples from their own fieldwork in indonesia and mesoamerica they examine specific ways in which social and cultural anthropology have advanced our understanding of human society and culture . including an assessment of anthropologys present position and a look forward to its likely future social andcultural anthropology will make fascinating reading for anyone curious about this social science . br about the series combining authority with wit accessibility and style very short introductions offer an introduction to some of lifes most interesting topics . written by experts for the newcomer they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics from philosophy to freud quantum theory to islam .
paperback oxford university press 2000 isbn 0192853465
abridged n isbn 13 9780192853462 number of pages 155 publisher oxford univ pr release date 62135769600000 series title very short introductions