Full Description
Written by a prominent scholar in the field, Conrad Phillip Kottak, this concise, student-friendly, current introduction to general anthropology carefully balances coverage of core topics and contemporary changes in the field. While maintaining its connection with students through relevant examples, the combination of brevity, readability, and trusted content makes Window on Humanity a perfect match for anthropology courses that use readings or ethnographies along with a main text.
Contents
CHAPTER 1CHAPTER 2: Culture CHAPTER 3: Doing Anthropology CHAPTER 4: Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation CHAPTER 5: The Primates CHAPTER 6: Early Hominins CHAPTER 7: The Genus Homo CHAPTER 8: The First Farmers CHAPTER 9: The First Cities and States CHAPTER 10: Language and Communication CHAPTER 11: Making a Living CHAPTER 12: Political Systems CHAPTER 13: Families, Kinship, and Marriage CHAPTER 14: Gender CHAPTER 15: Religion CHAPTER 16: Ethnicity and Race CHAPTER 17: Applying Anthropology CHAPTER 18: The World System and Colonialism CHAPTER 19: Anthropology's Role in a Globalizing WorldNER(01): WOW
