Publisher's Synopsis
For introductory courses in Cultural Anthropology.
This textbook serves as a useful introduction to cultural anthropology by integrating ethnographic material from around the world. By drawing upon classic and recent research in the field, this text reflects current state-of-the-art understandings of social and cultural changes based on the interrelationships among different societies. It demonstrates the diversity of different societies and cultural patterns, yet at the same time reveals similarities in humans everywhere.
