Window on Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Anthropology

by Conrad Phillip Kottak

Window on Humanity is a brief introduction to general anthropology. It covers the four subfields – biological anthropology, anthropological archaeology, sociocultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology – as well as anthropology’s two dimensions – academic and applied anthropology. Its shorter length increases instructor's options for assigning additional reading―case studies, readers, and other supplements within a one semester course. Window on Humanity can also work well in a quarter system, for which traditional texts may be too long. While presenting core concepts and topics, Window also aims to demonstrate anthropology’s relevance to the 21st-century world we inhabit. The text aims to instill an appreciation of human diversity, of anthropology as a field, and of how an anthropological approach can build on, and help make sense of, the experience that students bring to the classroom.

Genres: Textbooks, Anthropology, Nonfiction, Read For School, College, Reference, School

624 pages, Paperback

First published June 4, 2004

Reviews

[Jack Williamson · Rating 1 out of 5]

This textbook is a thinly veiled web of opinions—ranging from politics to criticisms of established research to the completely inane—under the guise of objective fact. Scattered throughout are critiques on modern political events and anthropological conjecture that will become outdated faster than milk in my refrigerator. If no contemporary issues were discussed, the textbook could be considered little more than a pamphlet. Indeed, integral to this book, though not to anthropology, is the political: the only uniting cultural force—the religion of modernity.
Anthropology is a fascinating subject with much to say on the relations and workings of human nature, and under the contemporary filth there is some interesting discussion here. This textbook is at its best when the author is summarizing another’s ideas and at its worst when he ventures to think. O the continuous misfortune caused by the power we give imbeciles over the thought of the next generation.

[BEIBEI · Rating 5 out of 5]

非常棒的人类学导论教材。

[Rys · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book sucked this class sucked and you killed my brain cells trying to care about this sucky book and class. I passed the class however

[Nesreen Elathram · Rating 4 out of 5]

so good !!!

[Nita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent introduction to the subject of Anthropology.

[Ivy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yay college readings from last semester!

[Dirty Hillary · Rating 1 out of 5]

I had to read this for Introduction to Anthropology.