Applying Anthropology: An Introductory Reader - Softcover

Podolefsky, Aaron; Brown, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 007353093X ISBN 13: 9780073530932

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2006

Synopsis

This supplementary reader is composed of 49 classic and contemporary articles that demonstrate the significant contributions that anthropologists make; the emphasis is on the applicability of anthropology to understanding and improving the present day human condition. Whether debating the merits of a career in anthropology or questioning why the subject should be studied, students will grow to appreciate anthropology's widespread uses, from conducting market research to working with refugee communities.

About this title

About the Author:

Aaron Podolefsky is Provost and Vice President for Academic at the University of Northern Iowa, where he also served eight years as Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. He received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and also holds degrees in Liberal Studies and Mathematics. He has authored books on law in Papua New Guinea and crime prevention in urban America.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 007353093X
• ISBN 13: 9780073530932
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384