INTRODUCING CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

ISBN: 9781934269978 Géneros: JHMC Sinópsis: This anthology surveys the kind of readings that provide today’s student of cultural anthropology with a firstrate introduction to the field The collection constitutes a useful complement to any basic introductory text The articles go beyond didactic discussion and review of concepts terms theoriesand principles Additional selections treat timely subject matter in a studentoriented manner Many anthropologists whose articles are included in this anthology are recognized as pioneers in the field of cultural anthropology Taken as a whole this anthology serves to introduce firsttime students of cultural anthropology to the depth and range of the discipline David Julian Hodges PhD is professor of anthropology at Hunter College of the City University of New York where he has served with distinction in several capacities Dean School of Education Chairperson Department of Black and Puerto Rican Studies and President of the Faculty Dr Hodges has conducted ethnographic fieldwork among the Cajuns of Southwestern Louisiana and the Iban of Borneo He received his BA degree from Morris Brown College in Atlanta He received his MA and PhD degrees from New York University under the tutelage of anthropologist Ethel J Alpenfels Dr Hodges has done postdoctoral study at Harvard and Oxford Universities