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, Hardcover

First published June 4, 2004

Reviews

[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.