ISBN:
9780203036327
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (1162 Seiten)
Edition:
2nd ed
Series Statement:
Reference
Parallel Title:
Print version Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology : Humanity, Culture and Social Life
DDC:
301
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
New in paperback, this 〈I〉Companion〈/I〉 provides a unique survey of contemporary thinking in biological, social and cultural anthropology. A prestigious editor leads an international team of acknowledged experts in each field
Description / Table of Contents:
COMPANION ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANTHROPOLOGY; Copyright; Contents; Preface; General introduction; The contributors; PART I: HUMANITY; 1. Introduction to humanity; 2. Humanity and animality; 3. The evolution of early hominids; 4. Human evolution: the last one million years; 5. The origins and evolution of language; 6. Tools and tool behaviour; 7. Niche construction, evolution and culture; 8. Modes of subsistence: hunting and gathering to agriculture and pastoralism; 9. The diet and nutrition of human populations; 10. Demographic expansion: causes and consequences
Description / Table of Contents:
11. Disease and the destruction of indigenous populationsPART II: CULTURE; 12. Introduction to culture; 13. Why animals have neither culture nor history; 14. Symbolism: the foundation of culture; 15. Artefacts and the meaning of things; 16. Technology; 17. Spatial organization and the built environment; 18. Perceptions of time; 19. Aspects of literacy; 20. Magic, religion and the rationality of belief; 21. Myth and metaphor; 22. Ritual and performance; 23. The anthropology of art; 24. Music and dance; 25. The politics of culture: ethnicity and nationalism; PART III: SOCIAL LIFE
Description / Table of Contents:
26. Introduction to social life27. Sociality among Humans and Non-Human Animals; 28. Rules and Prohibitions: The Form and Content of Human Kinship; 29. Understanding Sex and Gender; 30. Socialization, Enculturation and the Development of Personal Identity; 31. Social Aspects of Language Use; 32. Work, the Division of Labour and Co-operation; 33. Exchange and Reciprocity; 34. Political Domination and Social Evolution; 35. Law and Dispute Processes; 36. Collective Violence and Common Security; 37. Inequality and Equality; 38. The Nation State, Colonial Expansion and the Contemporary World Order
Description / Table of Contents:
Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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