An invitation to anthropology: the structure, evolution, and cultural identity of human societies

Introduction; Aims; Bibliography MODULE 1 ; The scope and method of anthropology Introduction; Aims Definitions The sub-disciplines of anthropology The concept of culture Ethnography The uses of history in anthropology Sociology and social/cultural anthropology The historical and comparative method Fads and foibles of anthropology Summary; Essay questions; Test questions; Bibliography; Answers to test questions MODULE 2 ; Conceptual and institutional overview Introduction; Aims Economics Kinship Person,

Synthesizing British, French and American traditions, this stimulating and accessible text presents a comprehensive and fascinating introduction to social and cultural anthropology. It offers an original approach through integrating knowledge produced from a variety of perspectives, placing cultural and social anthropology in a wider context including macro-sociological concepts and reference to biological evolution. Written in a clear and concise style, it conveys to the student the complexities of a discipline focusing on the structure, evolution and cultural identity of human societies up to the present day. The text consists of four major parts: the scope and method of anthropology, a conceptual and institutional overview, the evolution of the structure of human societies, and the cultural politics of race, ethnicity, nationalism and multiculturalism

Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Module 1. The scope and method of anthropology -- Module 2. Conceptual and institutional overview -- Module 3. The evolution and structure of human societies -- Module 4. The politics of cultural identity -- Epilogue. Anthropology and the contemporary world -- Index