Social and Cultural Anthropology: The Key Concepts by Nigel Rapport

Social and Cultural Anthropology: The Key Concepts by Nigel Rapport

Social and Cultural Anthropology: The Key Concepts is the ideal introduction to this discipline, defining and discussing its central terms with clarity and authority. Among the concepts explored are: Cybernetics Ecriture Feminine Gossip Human Rights Moralities Stereotypes Thick Description Violence. Each entry is accompanied by extensive cross-referencing and an invaluable list of suggestions for further reading, making this a superb reference resource for anyone studying or teaching anthropology.

'Well written, full of ideas, often interesting and provocativeIt should be of use to both teachers and advanced students of anthropology - Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

'Rapport and Overing's excellent book...should be regarded as key reading for undergraduates, postgraduates and professional anthropologists alike.' - Stuart McLean, University of West England

Nigel Rapport and Joanna Overing are both Professors of Social Anthropology at the University of St Andrews. Nigel Rapport is the author of numerous books on anthropology, including Transcendent Individual: Essays Toward a Literary and Liberal Anthropology (1997) and, with Anthony P Cohen, Questions of Consciousness (1995). Both are published by Routledge. Joanna Overing is the editor of Reason and Morality (Routledge, 1985).

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ISBN 13	9780415181563
ISBN 10	0415181569
Title	Social and Cultural Anthropology: The Key Concepts
Author	Nigel Rapport
Series	Routledge Key Guides
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2000-06-29
Number of pages	480
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