What is the world now? How does anthropology survive and help people better understand the world? Around anthropology and modern world, Prof. David Parkin discusses the problems such as how to see the crisis of modern world in an anthropology view; how to balance the rifeness and specialty in anthropology; the turning of linguistics in anthropology, and how to understand materialism and the revival of religion. It is quite inspirational for readers' understanding about the changeable world and the situation of people.