Cultural Anthropology: A Perspective on the Human Condition

By Emily A. Schultz and Robert H. Lavenda

Book Overview

Drawing on the authors' fieldwork experience, this text explores how cultural creativity, human agency, and the material conditions of everyday life interact to shape cultural practices. Discussions of ongoing controversies - including tribalism vs. globalization and increasing inequality between "have" and "have not" regions - show how cultural anthropologists can tackle the world's most pressing social problems through their specialized knowledge and skills.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199009724
• ISBN13: 9780199009725
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

ASB102 TEXT MR. McCAIG-PHOENIX COLLEGE

I started reading the text in preparation for Spring Semester '10 and it seems very interesting. My instructor chose this book as opposed to another text that another instructor chose for her class. I like the ETHNO PROFILES--and the book is well- written, I believe. and well-illustrated. I won't know for sure about this product until I get into it starting January 19, 2010

just as good as a used book from school, but cheaper

I am taking Anthro 201 and really only use the book for vocab. the one nice thing is that the book places definitions of each highlighted term at the bottom of the page for easy viewing