Cultural anthropology : a reader for a global age / by Kenneth J. Guest, Baruch College, the City University of New York.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guest, Kenneth J., author.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology.

Applied anthropology.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 396, A-38 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]

Biography/History:

Kenneth J. Guest is a professor at Baruch College and the author of God in Chinatown: Religion and Survival in New York's Evolving Immigrant Community (2003). His research focuses on China, New York City, immigration, religion, and transnationalism. He has conducted fieldwork in China and the United States.

Summary:

Cultural Anthropology: A Reader for a Global Age presents the essential readings and diverse voices that make cultural anthropology come alive. Best-selling author Ken Guest's rich headnotes and smart discussion questions guide students to make connections between key concepts in each reading the dynamics of our rapidly globalizing world.

Contents:

pt. 1. Anthropology for the 21st century. Anthropology in a global age ; Culture ; Fieldwork and ethnography ; Language

pt. 2. Unmasking the structures of power. Race and racism ; Ethnicity and nationalism ; Gender ; Sexuality ; Kinship, family, and marriage ; Class and inequality

pt. 3. Change in the modern world. The global economy ; Politics and power ; Religion ; Health and illness ; Art and media.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781324000778

1324000775

OCLC:

1038013520

Publisher Number:

99980298454