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Taylor & Francis Cultural Anthropology Global Forces Local Lives by Jack David Eller
Cultural Anthropology: Global Forces, Local Lives is an exceptionally clear and readable introduction that helps students understand the application of anthropological concepts to the contemporary world and everyday life. It provides thorough treatment of key subjects such as colonialism and post-colonialism, ethnicity, the environment, cultural change, economic development, and globalization. _x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_This fourth edition has a fresh thematic focus on the future, with material relating to planning, decision-making, design and invention, hope, and waiting. More space is devoted to contemporary topics, and there is new coverage of subjects ranging from white nationalism, right-wing populism, and natural disasters to surgical training, hacker conferences, and the gig economy. Each chapter contains a rich variety of case studies that have been updated throughout._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_The book includes a number of features to support student learning, including:_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_A wealth of color images _x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Definitions of key terms and further reading suggestions in the margins_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Questions for discussion/review and boxed summaries at the end of every chapter_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_An extensive glossary, bibliography, and index._x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Additional resources are provided via a comprehensive companion website._x000D_ _x000D_
CHAPTER 1. UNDERSTANDING ANTHROPOLOGY _x000D_
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CHAPTER 2. UNDERSTANDING AND STUDYING CULTURE _x000D_
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CHAPTER 3. THE ORIGINS OF CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY _x000D_
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CHAPTER 4. LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL RELATIONS _x000D_
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CHAPTER 5. CULTURAL CONSTRUCTION OF PERSONS: PERSONALITY AND GENDER _x000D_
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CHAPTER 6. INDIVIDUALS AND IDENTITIES: RACE AND ETHNICITY _x000D_
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CHAPTER 7. HEALTH, ILLNESS, BODY, AND CULTURE_x000D_
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CHAPTER 8. ECONOMICS: HUMANS, NATURE, AND SOCIETY _x000D_
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CHAPTER 9. KINSHIP AND NON-KIN GROUPS: BEING, BECOMING, AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION _x000D_
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CHAPTER 10. POLITICS: SOCIAL ORDER AND SOCIAL CONTROL _x000D_
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CHAPTER 11. RELIGION: RELATING TO THE NON-HUMAN WORLD_x000D_
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CHAPTER 12. CULTURAL DYNAMICS: TRADITION AND CHANGE_x000D_
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CHAPTER 13. COLONIALISM AND THE ORIGIN OF GLOBALIZATION_x000D_
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CHAPTER 14. THE STRUGGLE FOR POLITICAL IDENTITY IN A MOBILE AND UNCERTAIN WORLD_x000D_
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CHAPTER 15. ECONOMICS IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD: DEVELOPMENT, MODERNIZATION, AND NEOLIBERALISM_x000D_
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CHAPTER 16. CULTURAL SURVIVAL AND REVIVAL IN THE 21st CENTURY_x000D_