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What is anthropology?
- Title
- What is anthropology? / Thomas Hylland Eriksen.
- Author
- Eriksen, Thomas Hylland.
- Publication
- London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, 2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Details
- Description
- 180 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- Eriksen shows how anthropology is a revolutionary way of thinking about the human world. He explains how to see the world from below and from within, emphasising the importance of adopting an insider's perspective. He reveals how seemingly enormous cultural differences actually conceal the deep unity of humanity.
- Series Statement
- Anthropology, culture, and society
- Uniform Title
- Anthropology, culture, and society.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-173) and index.
- Contents
- Why Anthropology? -- The key Concepts -- Fieldwork -- Theories -- Reciprocity -- Kinship -- Nature -- Thought -- Identification -- Index.
- ISBN
- 0745323200
- 9780745323206
- 0745323197
- 9780745323190
- LCCN
- 2004275918
- OCLC
- ocm56639864
- 56639864
- SCSB-1416627
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library