An Invitation to Anthropology : : The Structure, Evolution and Cultural Identity of Human Societies / / Josep R. Llobera.

• VerfasserIn: Llobera, Josep R.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2003]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; MODULE 1 The scope and method of anthropology --; MODULE 2 Conceptual and institutional overview --; MODULE 3 The evolution and structure of human societies --; MODULE 4 The politics of cultural identity: nationalism, ethnicity, race and multiculturalism --; EPILOGUE Anthropology and the contemporary world --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781782387503
• DOI: 10.1515/9781782387503
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Josep R. Llobera.

Synthesizing British, French and American traditions, this stimulating and accessible text presents a comprehensive and fascinating introduction to social and cultural anthropology. It offers an original approach through integrating knowledge produced from a variety of perspectives, placing cultural and social anthropology in a wider context including macro-sociological concepts and reference to biological evolution. Written in a clear and concise style, it conveys to the student the complexities of a discipline focusing on the structure, evolution and cultural identity of human societies up to the present day. The text consists of four major parts: the scope and method of anthropology, a conceptual and institutional overview, the evolution of the structure of human societies, and the cultural politics of race, ethnicity, nationalism and multiculturalism.