What Is Anthropology?, Paperback by Eriksen, Thomas Hylland, Used Good Condit...

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Publication Year: 2017 Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society Ser. height: 0.6 in Subject Area: Social Science Author: Thomas Hylland Eriksen Item Length: 8.5 in ISBN: 9780745399652 Item Height: 0.6 in Publisher: Pluto Press Publication Name: What Is Anthropology? Book Title: What Is Anthropology? Features: New Edition width: 5.3 in Type: Textbook Item Weight: 9.2 Oz Item Width: 5.3 in Number of Pages: 208 Pages Subject: Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Anthropology / General Format: Trade Paperback Language: English

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What Is Anthropology?, Paperback by Eriksen, Thomas Hylland, Used Good Condit.... What Is Anthropology?. What Is Anthropology?, Paperback by Eriksen, Thomas Hylland, ISBN 0745399657, ISBN-13 9780745399652, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US When it was first published, What Is Anthropology? immediately ignited the discipline, proving how anthropology can be a revolutionary way of thinking about the modern human world. In this fully updated second edition, Thomas Hylland Eriksen brings together examples from current events as well as within anthropological research in order to explain how to see the world from below and from within—emphasizing the importance of adopting an insider's perspective. The first section of th presents the history of anthropology, and the second discusses core issues in greater detail, covering economics, morals, human nature, ecology, cultural relativism, and much more. Throughout, he reveals how seemingly enormous cultural differences actually conceal the deep unity of humanity. Perfect not only for students, but also for those who have never encountered anthropology before, What is Anthropology? presents the discipline in an exciting and innovative way.