Kottak, Conrad Phillip.

Anthropology : the exploration of human diversity / Conrad Phillip Kottak. - 11th ed. - Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2006. - xxxvii, 579 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part I: The dimensions of anthropology - 1. What is anthropology - 2. Applying anthropology -- Part II: Physical anthropology and archaeology - 3. Ethics and methods in physical anthropology and archaeology - 4. Evolution and genetics - 5. Human variation and adaptation - 6. The primates - 7. Primates evolution 8. Early hominids - 9. The genus homo - 10. The first farmers - 11. The first cities and states -- Part III: Cultural diversity - 12. Ethics and methods in cultural anthropology - 13. Culture - 14. Ethinicity and race - 15. Language and communication - 16. Making a living - 17. Political systems - 18. Families, kinship and descent - 19. Marriage - 20. Gender - 21. Religion - 22. The arts - 23. The modern world system - 24. Colonialism and development - 25. Cultural exchange and survival.


System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Windows 98; Max OS 9.2.

0072952482 (pbk.)


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