Concise Dictionary of Social and Cultural Anthropology

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Practical and accessible, this dictionary is designed to enlightenthose newly engaged in anthropological study or seeking a quickguide to the field. * Fills a need for a beginner's pocket guide to thefar-reaching and complex field of anthropology, including over 800detailed entries and the intellectual background of terms * Written in plain, jargon-free language, for readers withoutextensive background in the field * Features brief, conceptual definitions of terms,bibliographical references to anthropological classics, relatedworks for background reading and further research * The user-friendly format includes bold terms featured elsewherein the book, extensive cross-references, and indexes of names,peoples, places and subjects * Incorporates related terminology from allied fields such associology, economics and geography

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Mike Morris

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Anthropological Theory & Methods/Ethnography Anthropologie Anthropologie / Theorie u. Methoden, Ethnographie Anthropology Social & Cultural Anthropology Soziale u. kulturelle Anthropologie

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"Otherwise, this Concise Dictionary serves as a usefuladdition to collections of all levels and sizes. Summing Up:Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above; generalreaders." (Choice, 1 September 2012)"The Concise Dictionary of Social and CulturalAnthropology will provide invaluable assistance toanthropological researchers both old and new. It provides anauthoritative single point of reference to the wide range oftechnical terms which professional anthropologists are expected tounderstand." - David Zeitlyn, Oxford University
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