Core concepts in Cultural Anthropology

Designed for courses that make extensive use of ethnographies and other supplementary readings, this is a concise introduction to the basic ideas and practices of contemporary cultural anthropology. Not a standard textbook, Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology, Seventh Edition, offers an elaborated discussion of the key terms and concepts that anthropologists use in their work. The book prepares students to read ethnographies more effectively and with greater understanding.

Core concepts in Cultural Anthropology

Robert H. Lavenda

McGraw-Hill

2010

Abstract

This book is a concise introduction to the fundamental key terms and issues of contemporary cultural anthropology. It is not a condensed version of the seventh edition of out textbook. Cultural Anthropology: A Perspective on the Human Condition this is something different. Out goal is to provide students with a rapid sketch of the basic ideas and practices of cultural anthropology in a style analogous to an expanded glossary. A good glossary supports beginners in a discripline by expanding the analytic vocabulary at their command and situating this new terminology in the theoretical and practical history of the fiel.