(P/B) CLASSIC READINGS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

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Practical and insightful, CLASSIC READINGS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Third Edition, is a concise and accessible reader that presents a core selection of historical and contemporary works. Carefully edited by established author Dr. Gary Ferraro, this edition includes five new classic readings from the disciplines of cultural anthropology and linguistics. Readings are organized around eight topics that closely mirror most introductory textbooks and are selected from scholarly works on the basis of their enduring themes and contributions to the discipline. These eminently relevant selections allow students to further explore anthropological perspectives on such key topics as culture; language and communication; ecology and economics; marriage and family; gender; politics and social control; supernatural beliefs; and issues of culture change. The text also addresses pressing topics such as globalization, ethnic violence, and environmental issues. CLASSIC READINGS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Third Edition, delivers an excellent introduction to the field of anthropology and the contributions it makes to understanding the world around us. (From the publisher)

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Preface.
Introduction.
Part I: PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURE.
1. Horace Miner, "Body Ritual among the Nacirema."
2. Roger M. Keesing, "Not a Real Fish: The Ethnographer as Inside Outsider."
Part II: Language and Communication.
3. Deborah Tannen, "Rapport-talk and Report-talk."
4. Edward T. Hall and Mildred Reed Hall, "The Sounds of Silence."
Part III: Economics and Ecology.
5. Jared Diamond, "The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race."
6. Gerald F. Murray, "The Domestication of Wood in Haiti."
Part IV: Marriage and Family.
7. Serena Nanda, "Arranging a Marriage in India."
8. Nancy Scheper-Hughes, "Death without Weeping."
Part V: Gender.
9. Ernestine Friedl, "Society and Sex Roles."
10. Marjorie Shostak, "Women and Men in Kung Society."
Part VI: Politics and Social Control.
11. James L. Gibbs, Jr., "The Kpelle Moot."
12. Richard Scaglion, "Customary Law Development in Papua New Guinea."
Part VII: Supernatural Beliefs.
13. E. E. Evans-Pritchard, "The Notion of Witchcraft Explain Unfortunate Events."
14. George Gmelch, "Baseball Magic."
Part VIII: Culture Change.
15. John H. Bodley, "The Price of Progress,"
16. Inge Bolin, "The Glaciers of the Andes are Melting: Indigenous and Anthropological Knowledge Merge in Restoring Water Resources."