Author: KOTTAK, CONRAD PHILLIP
Title: Anthropology. The exploration of human diversity. 11th ed.
Description: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2006.. Incl. CD with video supplement & Review Questionsq XXXVII + 579 + 121 p,. with appendix, glossary, bibliogr., index, ,many (col.) ills and maps SOFTCOVER: (Orig. heavy paperback, some annotations on end paper and contents page, else VERY GOOD) ¶ RARE. A good reading copy of this standard work on anthropology .The new edition of Kottak's best selling text continues to offer a holistic introduction to anthropology that approaches the course from a four-field perspective. To emphasize anthropology's integrated and comparative nature, "Bringing It All Together" essays show how anthropology's sub-fields and dimensions combine to interpret and explain a common topic. Another distinctive feature, "Understanding Ourselves," illustrates the relevance of anthropological facts and theories to students' everyday lives. In addition, every new copy of the eleventh edition is packaged free with a new student CD-ROM The new edition of Kottak's best selling text continues to offer a holistic introduction to anthropology that approaches the course from a four-field perspective. To emphasize anthropology's integrated and comparative nature, "Bringing It All Together" essays show how anthropology's sub-fields and dimensions combine to interpret and explain a common topic. Another distinctive feature, "Understanding Ourselves," illustrates the relevance of anthropological facts and theories to students' everyday lives. In addition, every new copy of the eleventh edition is packaged free with a new student CD-ROM.

Keywords: Cultural history civilization Ethnography Anthropology social sciences


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