Stories of Culture and Place: An Introduction to Anthropology

by Kirsten Smillie and Michael Kenny

Book Overview

This original introduction to cultural anthropology is a textbook like no other. Structured as a narrative rather than a compendium of facts about cultures and concepts, it invites students to think of anthropology as a series of stories that emerge from cultural encounters in particular times and places. These moments of encounter are illustrated with reference to both classic and contemporary ethnographic examples--from Coming of Age in Samoa to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442607947
• ISBN13: 9781442607941
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.3"