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Record Nr.

UNINA9910208838403321

Autore

Morris Mike (Michael Ashley)

Titolo

Concise dictionary of social and cultural anthropology / / Mike Morris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012

ISBN

9781118329351

111832935X

9781118510056

1118510054

9781118274903

1118274903

9781299476295

1299476295

9781118329344

1118329341

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Classificazione

SOC002010

Disciplina

301.03

300

Soggetti

Ethnology

Anthropology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [280]-308).

Nota di contenuto

Concise Dictionary of Social and Cultural Anthropology; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; List of Illustrations; concise dictionary of social and cultural anthropology; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Major Sources; References

Sommario/riassunto

Practical and accessible, this dictionary is designed to enlighten those newly engaged in anthropological study or seeking a quick guide to the field.Fills a need for a beginner's pocket guide to the far-reaching and complex field of anthropology, including over 800 detailed entries and the intellectual background of termsWritten in plain, jargon-free language, for readers without extensive background in the fieldFeatures brief, conceptual definitions of terms, bibliographical references to anthropological classics, related works for background



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