The anthropological lens : harsh light, soft focus / / James L. Peacock

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827856703321
• Autore: Peacock James L
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2001
• ISBN: 1-107-12477-8; 1-280-42146-0; 1-139-16492-9; 0-511-17536-1; 0-511-01642-5; 0-511-15567-0; 0-511-32886-9; 0-511-04465-8
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 156 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 301/.01
• Soggetti: Philosophical anthropology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; CHAPTER 1 Substance; CHAPTER 2 Method; CHAPTER 3 Significance; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Anthropology is a complex, wide-ranging, and ever-changing field. This clear, coherent, and well-crafted book is a revised version of a very successful text first published in 1986, designed to supplement standard textbooks and monographs. It covers the central concepts, distinctive methodologies, and philosophical as well as practical issues of cultural anthropology, and it is accessible to the anthropological novice, and of value to the professional. The updated version covers current issues in cultural anthropology, and includes topics such as globalization, gender, post-modernism and public issues, and reflects changes in perspective and language.