Understanding social anthropology / David Pocock ; new introduction by Jeremy MacClancy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pocock, David Francis, 1928- author.

Contributor:

MacClancy, Jeremy, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

New edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey : The Athlone Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An introduction to social anthropology, dealing chapter by chapter with some of the key topics of the subject, such as kinship, politics and religion. Professor Pocock highlights the moral and intellectual relevance of social anthropology to living in the increasingly complex society of the 20th century, and by means of an interactive approach, he encourages readers to think anthropologically and gain an idea of how anthropology might tell them something about their own lives. The introduction takes stock of the developments in the field since the title''s first publication.ON DISK:A comprehen

Contents:

Cover; Contents; New Introduction; Guide to Further Reading; Foreword; 1 Introductory; 2 The Family; 3 Marriage; 4 Economic Anthropology; 5 Political Organisation and the Birth of a Nation; 6 Belief and Action; 7 Witchcraft and Sorcery; 8 ''We''and They''; Appendix; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z

Notes:

Originally published: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1975.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780567322562

0567322564

OCLC:

893331045