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Cultural anthropology : a reader for a global age
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- ISBN: 9781324000778
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xxxi, 396 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2018.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
| Biographical or Historical Data: | 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. |
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| Subject: | Ethnology Applied anthropology Globalization |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cultural Anthropology : A Reader for a Global Age
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Table of Contents
Cultural Anthropology : A Reader for a Global Age
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| About the Author | p. iii | |
| Preface | p. ix | |
| Reading Ethnography | p. 1 | |
| Part 1 | Anthropology for the 21st Century | p. 3 |
| Chapter 1 | Anthropology in a Global Age | p. 5 |
| From The Land of Open Graves Jason De León | p. 7 | |
| There Are No Peripheries to Humanity Edith Turner | p. 19 | |
| Min(d)ing the Body: On the Trail of Organ-Stealing Rumors Nancy Scheper-Hughes | p. 32 | |
| Chapter 2 | Culture | p. 42 |
| Body Ritual among the Nacirema Horace Miner | p. 44 | |
| Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving? Lila Abu-Lughod | p. 49 | |
| From Behold the Black Caiman Lucas Bessire | p. 58 | |
| Chapter 3 | Fieldwork and Ethnography | p. 70 |
| From Number Our Days Barbara Myerhoff | p. 72 | |
| Portrait of a Himalayan Healer Sienna Craig | p. 83 | |
| Chapter 4 | Language | p. 94 |
| Shakespeare in the Bush Laura Bohannan | p. 95 | |
| Literacy, Power, and Agency: Love Letters and Development in Nepal Laura Ahearn | p. 105 | |
| Part 2 | Unmasking the Systems of Power | p. 113 |
| Chapter 5 | Race and Racism | p. 115 |
| How Did Jews Become White Folks? Karen Brodkin Sacks | p. 116 | |
| "If We Didn't Have Water": Black Women's Struggle for Urban Land Rights in Brazil Keisha-Khan Perry | p. 127 | |
| #Ferguson: Digital Protest, Hashtag Ethnography, and the Racial Politics of Social Media in the United States Yarimar Bonilla and Jonathan Rosa | p. 133 | |
| Chapter 6 | Ethnicity and Nationalism | p. 145 |
| "Landmine Boy" and Stupid Deaths Paul Farmer | p. 147 | |
| From Mohawk Interruptus Audra Simpson | p. 158 | |
| Chapter 7 | Gender | p. 167 |
| Tombois in West Sumatra Evelyn Blackwood | p. 169 | |
| The Egg and the Sperm Emily Martin | p. 179 | |
| Chapter 8 | Sexuality | p. 190 |
| From Under Bright Lights: Gay Manila and the Global Scene Bobby Benedicto | p. 191 | |
| Life During Wartime: Emotions and the Development of ACT UP Deborah Gould | p. 202 | |
| Chapter 9 | Kinship, Family, and Marriage | p. 213 |
| When Brothers Share a Wife Melvyn Goldstein | p. 214 | |
| The Troubling Case of Nadya Suleman Dána-Ain Davis | p. 221 | |
| From Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene Donna Haraway | p. 230 | |
| Chapter 10 | Class and Inequality | p. 236 |
| From Jibaro to Crack Dealer: Confronting the Restructuring of Capitalism in El Barrio Philippe Bourgois | p. 238 | |
| Helping or Hindering? Controversies around the International Second-Hand Clothing Trade Karen Tranberg Hansen | p. 250 | |
| Part 3 | Change in the Modern World | p. 259 |
| Chapter 11 | The Global Economy | p. 261 |
| From Privatizing Poland: Baby Food, Big Business, and the Remaking of Labor Elizabeth Dunn | p. 263 | |
| The Attraction of Numbers: Accounting for Ritual Expenditures in Fuzhou, China Julie Chu | p. 275 | |
| From Fool's Gold: The Inside Story of J.P. Morgan Gillian Tett | p. 281 | |
| Chapter 12 | Politics and Power | p. 286 |
| Warfare Is Only an Invention-Not a Biological Necessity Margaret Mead | p. 287 | |
| From Shadows of War Carolyn Nordstrom | p. 294 | |
| From Polluted Promises Melissa Checker | p. 303 | |
| Chapter 13 | Religion | p. 316 |
| Baseball Magic George Gmelch | p. 317 | |
| From Wall Street to Halal Street Daromir Rudnyckyj | p. 326 | |
| Liminal Youth Among Fuzhou Chinese Undocumented Workers Kenneth J. Guest | p. 337 | |
| Chapter 14 | Health, Illness, and the Body | p. 348 |
| Life and Times of Madga A Didier Fassin and Frédéric Le Marcis and Todd Lethata | p. 350 | |
| From Valuing Deaf Worlds in Urban India Michele Friedner | p. 361 | |
| Chapter 15 | Art and Media | p. 373 |
| Designer Vandalism: Indonesian Indie Fashion and the Cultural Practice of Cut 'n' Paste Brent Luvaas | p. 375 | |
| The BlackLight Project and Public Scholarship Aimee Cox | p. 387 | |
| Glossary | p. A-1 | |
| References | p. A-5 | |
| Credits | p. A-21 | |
| Subject Index | p. A-25 | |
| Index | p. A-33 |
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