Mike Morris

Concise Dictionary of Social and Cultural Anthropology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text is a new concise guide to the complex and multi-faceted world of social anthropology-a vital terminology to have at one s disposal in today s global village. The aim of this work is to introduce and relate terms, which may be unfamiliar, to newcomers to the subject and the intelligent general reader.

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Practical and accessible, this dictionary is designed to enlighten those newly engaged in anthropological study or seeking a quick guide to the field.

Fills a need for a beginner's pocket guide to the far-reaching and complex field of anthropology, including over 800 detailed entries and the intellectual background of terms
Written in plain, jargon-free language, for readers without extensive background in the field
Features brief, conceptual definitions of terms, bibliographical references to anthropological classics, related works for background reading and further research
The user-friendly format includes bold terms featured elsewhere in the book, extensive cross-references, and indexes of names, peoples, places and subjects
Incorporates related terminology from allied fields such as sociology, economics and geography

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1A444366980
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 154mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9781444366983
• ISBN-10: 144436698X
• Artikelnr.: 34549153

Autorenporträt

Mike Morris is the anthropology subject consultant for Oxford University's Bodleian Libraries. For over twenty years he has also managed the library at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology in Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements

Introduction

List of Photographs

List of Diagrams

A-Z

Sources and References

Indices