Cengage Advantage Books: Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology [Paperback]

James Peoples (Author), Garrick Bailey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 3, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0495508748 | ISBN-13: 978-0495508748 | Edition: 8

Using engaging stories and clear writing, ADVANTAGE BOOKS: HUMANITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, Eighth Edition introduces cultural anthropology within a solid framework centered around globalization and culture change. Peoples and Bailey focus on the social and cultural consequences of globalization, emphasizing culture change and world problems. The book's engaging narrative provides new ways of looking at many of the challenges facing the world in this century. As you explore more contemporary issues, including recent debates on gay marriage, cultural and economic globalization, population growth, hunger, and the survival of indigenous cultures, you'll gain a better understanding of the cultural information you need to successfully navigate in today's global economy. The authors emphasize the diversity of humanity and reveal why an appreciation and tolerance of cultural differences is critical in the modern world.

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"I am so pleased to see that a rather comprehensive and dynamically written textbook on cultural anthropology is now available. The scope of this book as well as the style of writing, from my perspective, is the best among currently available textbooks on cultural anthropology."

"Peoples and Bailey's Humanity is the most "student-friendly" cultural anthropology text on the market today. Its lush full-color photographs have instant appeal to today's visually oriented learner, its text and structure make the content easy to follow and review, and its website activities are fun and challenging, with impressive live standby support. The authors' approach to anthropology is down-to-earth and lends itself to a variety of classroom debates and interpretations. It's rare to find a text that presents complex content so clearly without talking down to the reader, and that moves so smoothly from local examples to global concerns. It's one text I know my students will open and read!" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

James Peoples is professor of Sociology/Anthropology and Director of East Asian Studies at Ohio Wesleyan University, where he has been teaching courses in anthropology since 1988. He has also taught in the anthropology departments of the University of California at Davis and the University of Tulsa. His geographic area of specialty is Micronesia, where he studied the impact of American subsidies on the island agricultural and cash economies. His first book, ISLAND IN TRUST (1985), summarized the results of this field research. Since becoming Director of East Asian Studies in 2004, Dr. Peoples has journeyed to Korea and Japan for seminars and workshops. He recently published a chapter, translated into Chinese, in a book used in cultural anthropology courses in the Peoples Republic of China. He has published most of the results of a comparative analysis of political evolution in Micronesia. Dr. Peoples also has co-authored ESSENTIALS OF CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY and INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY.

A well-known specialist in Native American cultures, Garrick Bailey has authored numerous scholarly works including A HISTORY OF THE NAVAJOS, with Roberta Bailey (1986), THE OSAGE AND THE INVISIBLE WORLD (1995) and ART OF THE OSAGE, with Daniel Swan (2004). He is currently editor of Volume 2, INDIANS IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY, THE HANDBOOK OF NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS. Dr. Bailey received his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. He also is the co-author of ESSENTIALS OF CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY and INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY. He teaches anthropology at the University of Tulsa. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 463 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 8 edition (March 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0495508748
• ISBN-13: 978-0495508748
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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