The anthropology book
2025
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What does it mean to be human? Why do we have rituals? How do family structures differ around the world, and why? 'The Anthropology Book' answers questions like these and many more. Applying a combination of authoritative, accessible text and bold graphics, the book introduces key concepts from different branches of the subject, such as cultural anthropology, ethnography, and biological anthropology, and explains how they have developed over the past century. It explores the origins of human life and cultures, and how societies develop traditions, laws, and languages. Profiling renowned anthropologists, and covering diverse topics, a fascinating, accessible introduction to the core principles of anthropological thought is offered.
Main title:
The anthropology book / Susan Pattie, consultant [and twenty-six others].
Author:
Pattie, Susan Paul, consultant
Imprint:
London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2025.
Collation:
335 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241638583 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
301301 ANTH301 PATT
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
8768768