Anthropology For Beginners

by Micah J. Fleck, Luca F. Carey (Illustrations)

Anyone living today could form the impression that humanity is essentially fractured and fragmented; that we’re split up along ethnic, geographic, cultural, national, and ideological lines. This is the societal reality. But in Anthropology For Beginners, Micah J. Fleck asks us to take a big step backward and look at the full picture, as if we were aliens who stumbled upon planet Earth and glimpsed its inhabitants. We would see a myriad of languages, practices, religious rites, food palettes, clothing styles, and leisure activities—all of which belong to the same curious species: Homo sapiens. Where did it come from? How did it develop so many different ways of being? And most importantly, what do its members have in common?

Anthropology is the field that sets out to answer these questions. Micah J. Fleck provides a history not only of humankind, but of anthropology itself—giving anyone with an interest in the subject a solid background of its key figures and developments.

Genres: Anthropology

160 pages, Paperback

Published March 17, 2020

Reviews

[Sammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

She slayed mama

[Eileen O'Finlan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for beginners. I began this book knowing nothing about anthropology. Not only did this book help me to acquire a basic understanding of what anthropology is, what anthropologists do, and who some of the top anthropologists are/were, it also sparked my interest enough to want to learn more. It is easily understandable and engaging. A perfect book for an absolute beginner.

[Tana · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for people who are interested in what anthropology is about 👍🏼

[Nikhil Feethwani · Rating 4 out of 5]

its a good short intro to anthropology as a practice and thinking but I was expecting more results and Discoveries from anthropological Discoveries.