Cultural Anthropology

by Serena Nanda

Cultural Anthropology integrates critical thinking, explores rich ethnographies, and prompts students to skillfully explore and study today’s world. Readers will better understand social structures by examining themselves, their culture, and cultures from all over the globe. Serena Nanda and Richard L. Warms show how the analytical understandings and tools derived from over a century of systematically collecting data and thinking about culture can help students analyze, understand, and act effectively in the world. With a practical emphasis on areas such as medicine, forensics, development and advocacy, this book takes an applied approach to anthropology.

The authors cover a broad range of theories, both historical and contemporary, without any insistence on any particular approach, and balance it with applied, contemporary, real-world global issues. The new Twelfth Edition includes a wealth of new examples and over 500 references that update ethnographic examples, statistical information, and theoretical approaches.

Genres: Anthropology, Textbooks, Nonfiction, School, College, History

455 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1984

Reviews

[Liriel McMahon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super basic and mostly outdated introduction to Cultural Anthropology. Kind of surprised that it mentions Carlos Casteneda, more than once. Liked that it ended on Network Analysis but disappointed that it gave the last word to Edward Tylor.

[Brandy · Rating 2 out of 5]

In contrast with my macroeconomics class, this book very nearly put me to sleep in the middle of the day on two separate occasions. If you have to read this, caffeine up a bit first!

[Mills College Library]

306 N176 2007

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent intro text