Peoples and cultures of the world. Part 2 / Edward Fischer.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Fischer, Edward F., 1966-

Contributor:

Teaching Company, producer, distributor.

Series:

Great courses (DVD). Social sciences

Great courses

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anthropology.

Ethnology.

Genre:

Ethnographic films.

Educational films.

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (course guidebook).

polychrome

Edition:

Library edition.

Place of Publication:

[Chantilly, Va.] : Teaching Co., [2004]

System Details:

digital

optical

video file

DVD video

Summary:

In this course of half-hour lectures Prof. Fischer surveys anthropology, the study of human societies and comparative customs with a special emphasis on pre-capitalist societies and the things which pre-capitalist societies and modern societies have in common.

Contents:

Lecture 13. Gatherers and hunters ; Lecture 14. Headmen and horticulturists ; Lecture 15. Cannibalism and violence ; Lecture 16. The role of reciprocity ; Lecture 17. Chiefdoms and redistribution ; Lecture 18. Cultural contact and colonialism ; Lecture 19. Cultures of capitalism ; Lecture 20. Is economics rational? ; Lecture 21. Late capitalism: from Ford to Disney ; Lecture 22. The Maya, ancient and modern ; Lecture 23. Maya resurgence in Guatemala and Mexico ; Lecture 24. The Janus face of globalization.

Notes:

Accompanying booklet includes scope and outline of each lecture, maps, glossaries and bibliographies.

Entire curriculum consists of 4 videodiscs in 2 containers (pt. 1 and pt. 2) with course guidebooks of the same title (pt. 1 and pt. 2) in each container.

ISBN:

1565859200 :

9781565859203

OCLC:

57000451

Publisher Number:

4617 The Teaching Company