Other Cultures: Aims, Methods and Achievements in Social Anthropology - Softcover

Beattie, John H.M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415045215 ISBN 13: 9780415045216

Publisher: Routledge, 1966

Synopsis

Other Cultures provides a lucid introduction to social anthropology. The author devotes the first part of the book to a consideration of what social anthropology is and seeks to do, what areas it covers, and the methods of investigation employed by social anthropologists. The second part discusses the major categories of research through which social anthropologies have advanced our knowledge of other cultures. These include marriage, kinship, political organization, law, economic and property relations, magic, religion, and social change. The final chapter surveys some of the contributions social anthropology has made to the understanding of other cultures. A short reading list follows each chapter.

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Paperback - some underlining to pages

From the Back Cover:

"Other Cultures" provides a lucid introduction to the relatively new field of social anthropology. The author devotes the first part of the book to a consideration of what social anthropology is and seeks to do, what areas it covers, and the methods of investigation employed by social anthropologists.

The second part discusses the major categories of research through which social anthropologies have advanced our knowledge of other cultures. These include marriage, kinship, political organization, law, economic and property relations, magic, religion, and social change. The final chapter surveys some of the contributions social anthropology has made to the understanding of other cultures. A short reading list follows each chapter.

"Other Cultures" will be valuable as a text or as supplementary reading for introductory courses in Anthropology, especially Social and Cultural Anthropology.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1966
• ISBN 10: 0415045215
• ISBN 13: 9780415045216
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 296