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Social and cultural anthropology for the 21st century : connected worlds / Marzia Balzani and Niko Besnier.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Balzani, Marzia, author.
- Besnier, Niko, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anthropology.
- Anthropology--Fieldwork.
- Globalization--Social aspects.
- Globalization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2022]
- System Details:
- text file
- Biography/History:
- Marzia Balzani is research professor of anthropology, New York University Abu Dhabi. She has published on the anthropology of South Asia, political ritual, diasporic Islam, and gendered and religious persecution. In 2003-08 she was chief examiner for social and cultural anthropology for the International Baccalaureate and in 2010-12 she was chief examiner for Anthropology for the A level (AQA). Niko Besnier is professor of cultural anthropology at the University of Amsterdam and honorary research fellow at La Trobe University. He has published widely on globalization, sport, sexuality and gender, economic relations, and language. In 1998-2003, he was chief examiner for social and cultural anthropology for the International Baccalaureate, and in 2015-19, he edited the journal American Ethnologist.
- Contents:
- Society and culture in the 21st century
- Anthropologists at work
- Kinship
- Marriage
- Gender, sex, and sexuality
- The body
- The senses
- The life cycle
- Gifts and exchange
- Religion
- Rank, caste, and social class
- State, nation, and citizenship
- Mobility and transnationalism
- Media and the technological transformation of social relations
- The environment.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 07, 2022).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Balzani, Marzia. Social and cultural anthropology for the 21st century
- ISBN:
- 9781317571797
- 1317571797
- 9781315737805
- 1315737809
- 9781317571780
- 1317571789
- 9781317571773
- 1317571770
- Publisher Number:
- 99989323378
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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