Antologia del pensiero politico inglese / a cura di Anna Maria Crino

• Record Nr.: UNISA990001218340203316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Firenze : La Nuova Italia, 1964
• Descrizione fisica: 467 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
• Collana: Biblioteca di studi critici e morali ; 19
• Collocazione: II.1.C. 469(IV B 126)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Italiano
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

21st century anthropology : a reference handbook / / edited by H. James Birx

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911008471203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Los Angeles, : SAGE, c2010
• ISBN: 9781452266305; 1452266301; 9781412979283; 1412979285; 9781849727488; 1849727481
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (2 volumes (1099 pages))
• Collana: 21st century reference series
• Altri autori (Persone): BirxH. James
• Disciplina: 301
• Soggetti: Anthropology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based on print version record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: V. 1. Part I. Biological anthropology -- 1. Biological anthropology -- 2. Hominid descriptions -- 3. Human brain -- 4. Human adaptations -- 5. ; Human growth and development -- 6. Human biocultural diversity -- 7. Race and racism -- 8. DNA and genetic engineering -- Part II. Archaeology -- (. Archaeology -- 10. Excavation and preservation -- 11. Artifacts, burials and ruins -- 12. Aztecs, Incas and Mayans -- 13. Technology -- Part III. Sociocultural anthropology -- 14. Concept of time -- 15. Ethnography and ethnology -- 16. Marriage and the family -- 17. Kinship systems -- 18. Political organizations -- 19. Magic and science -- 20. Shamanism -- 21. Witchcraft and sorcery -- 22. Religions and beliefs -- 23. Cosmology and mythology -- 24. Peasant societies -- 25. Food: plants and animals -- Part IV. Linguistics -- 26. Linguistics -- 27. Communication and symbolism -- 28. Storytelling -- 29. Mass media and anthropology -- Part V. Applied anthropology -- 30. Applied anthropology -- 31. Law and anthropology -- 32. Forensic anthropology -- 33. Paleopathology and anthropology --34. Medical anthropology -- 35. Infectious diseases and anthropology -- Part VI. Methodology -- 36. Dating techniques -- 37. Interpreting evidence -- 38. Cross-cultural studies -- 39. Twin studies -- Part VII. Temporal frameworks -- 40. Geology and anthropology -- 41. Paleontology and anthropology -- 42. Prehistoric cultures -- 43. Ancient civilizations 44. History and anthropology -- Part VIII. Theories in anthropology -- 45. Theoretical anthropology -- 46. Ideology and anthropology -- 47. Enlightenment and secularism -- 48. Marxist anthropology -- 49. Agency and practice theory -- 50. Open and closed societies -- 51. Culture and personality -- 52. German anthropology -- 53. Values and anthropology -- 54. Human excellence: past and present -- V. 2 Part IX. Evolution -- 55. Fossil primates -- 56. Human evolution -- 57. Culture change -- 58. Social evolution -- 59. Evolution: science, anthropology, and philosophy -- 60. Evolution/creation controversy -- Part X. Primate research -- 61. Primate taxonomy -- 62. Primate locomotion -- 63. Primate behavior studies -- 64. Primate extinction and conservation -- Part XI. Cultural studies -- 65. Amazonia -- 66. Australian Aborigines -- 67. Inuit -- 68. Iroquoian peoples -- Part XII. Culture areas -- 69. Africa: part and present -- 70. Caribbean: past and present -- 71. Europe: past and present -- 72. India: past and present -- 73. Polynesia: past and present -- Part XIII. Social behavior -- 74. Social relationships -- 75. Rank, status and role -- 76. Ceremonies -- 77. Festivals and rituals -- 78. Music and dance -- 79. Conflict and aggression -- 80. Social problems -- 81. Gangs -- 82. Deviant behavior -- 83. Delinquency -- 84. Violence and warfare -- Part XIV. Anthropology today -- 85. Folk concepts -- 86. Migration and globalization -- 87. Globalization -- 88. Education and anthropology -- 89. History and literature in anthropology -- 90. Women and anthropology -- 91. Visual anthropology -- 92. Computers and anthropology -- 93. Health and illness -- Part XV. Ongoing issues in anthropology -- 94. Sociobiology: nature and nurture -- 95. Psychology and anthropology -- 96. IQ: viewpoints and controversies -- 97. Human longevity and world population -- 98. Environmental issues -- 99. Human ecology -- 100. Feminist anthropology -- 101. Terrorism -- 102. Human rights and dignity -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: '21st Century Anthropology' offers students a reference source that will serve their research needs with more detailed information than encyclopedia entries but not so much jargon detail or density as a journal article or a research handbook chapter.