Social and cultural anthropology : a very short introduction
Monaghan, John, 1955-2025
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Social and cultural anthropology has made many important contributions to modern thought: through its investigation of culture as a distinctively human characteristic; its doctrine of cultural relativism; and its methodology of fieldwork and ethnography. This Very Short Introduction explores the fundamental concepts of the field and its methods, as well as its relevance to contemporary life. Throughout, Peter Just and John Monaghan ground their discussion in concrete examples drawn from their own field experiences in Mexico and Indonesia. This new edition also considers some of the developments of the new generation of social and cultural anthropologists. It explores the 'cultural construction' of social categories, in particular of gender, as well as discussing recent work on migration and the development of 'ontological anthropology'.
Main title:
Social and cultural anthropology : a very short introduction / John Monaghan and Peter Just.
Author:
Monaghan, John, 1955-, authorJust, Peter (Professor of anthropology), author
Edition:
Second edition.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2025.
Collation:
176 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Previous edition: 2000.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780198776994 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
306
Language:
English
BRN:
7423529