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Cultural anthropology : a reader for a global age / Kenneth J. Guest, Baruch College, the City University of New York.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First editionDescription: xxxi, 396 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781324000778
  • 1-324-00077-5
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306 23/swe
Contents:
pt. 1. Anthropology for the 21st century. Anthropology in a global age ; Culture ; Fieldwork and ethnography ; Language -- pt. 2. Unmasking the structures of power. Race and racism ; Ethnicity and nationalism ; Gender ; Sexuality ; Kinship, family, and marriage ; Class and inequality -- pt. 3. Change in the modern world. The global economy ; Politics and power ; Religion ; Health and illness ; Art and media.
Summary: "Cultural Anthropology: A Reader for a Global Age presents the essential readings and diverse voices that make cultural anthropology come alive. Best-selling author Ken Guest's rich headnotes and smart discussion questions guide students to make connections between key concepts in each reading the dynamics of our rapidly globalizing world."--Cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Anthropology for the 21st century. Anthropology in a global age ; Culture ; Fieldwork and ethnography ; Language -- pt. 2. Unmasking the structures of power. Race and racism ; Ethnicity and nationalism ; Gender ; Sexuality ; Kinship, family, and marriage ; Class and inequality -- pt. 3. Change in the modern world. The global economy ; Politics and power ; Religion ; Health and illness ; Art and media.

"Cultural Anthropology: A Reader for a Global Age presents the essential readings and diverse voices that make cultural anthropology come alive. Best-selling author Ken Guest's rich headnotes and smart discussion questions guide students to make connections between key concepts in each reading the dynamics of our rapidly globalizing world."--Cover.