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Social and cultural anthropology : a very short introduction / John Monaghan and Peter Just.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Monaghan, John.
Contributor:
Just, Peter.
Series:
Very short introductions.
Very short introductions
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Ethnology.
Anthropology.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (155 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits.
Edition:
1st ed.
Other Title:
Social & cultural anthropology
Place of Publication:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Summary:
This book on social and cultural anthropology combines an account of the discipline's guiding principles and methodology with examples of anthropologists at work. The book ends with an assessment of its position and a look forward to its future.
Contents:
Machine derived contents note: 1. Fieldwork and Ethnography; 2. Culture; 3. Society; 4. Sex and blood; 5. Class and caste, village and city, home and the world; 6. Language and social life; 7. The culturally constructed self 8. The future of anthropology; Further reading; Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-148) and index.
Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
ISBN:
9786612365607
0-19-154016-1
1-282-36560-6
OCLC:
630528846

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