Discovering Anthropology

By Daniel R. Gross

Book Overview

Based on intensive documentary research, this is the first full-scale study of the politics of the slum question in England between the world wars, and of associated policy and practice in the fields of housing and town planning. It is the second volume in a trilogy which began with Slums and Slum Clearance (Allen & Unwin 1986) and which is completed with a third volume covering the period since 1945.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874849098
• ISBN13: 9780874849097
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
• Length: 648 Pages
• Weight: 2.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.1" x 1.2" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

excellent introductory book

Gross's _Discovering Anthropology_ is a well-illustrated, smartly written introduction to anthropology. Gross surveys both physical and cultural anthropology in a clear and insightful way. Appropriate for high school students and young college students.