What is anthropology?

Summary: "Lucid and accessible, What is Anthropology? draws examples from current affairs as well as previous anthropological studies. Eriksen looks at the history of anthropology, its unique research methods and some of its central concepts, such as society, culture and translation. This second edition contains a new introduction, as well as updates throughout. New content includes discussions about Brexit, the rise of the populist Right in Europe, the anthropology of climate change and social media. What is Anthropology? shows in persuasive ways why anthropology is a fundamental intellectual discipline, perhaps more so in the twenty-first century than ever before."

Record details

ISBN: 0745399657
ISBN: 9780745399652
ISBN: 9780745399669
ISBN: 9781786800909
ISBN: 9781786800923
ISBN: 9781786800916
ISBN: 0745399665
ISBN: 9780745399669
Physical Description: print
regular print
177 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: London : Pluto Press, 2017.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-170) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part 1. Entrances. -- Why anthropology? -- Key concepts -- Ethnography -- Theories ; -- Part 2. Fields. -- Reciprocity -- Kinship -- Nature -- Thought -- Social Identity.