Description: Via 100 entries or "mini-chapters," 21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook highlights the most important topics, issues, questions, and debates any student obtaining a degree in the field of anthropology ought to have mastered for effectiveness in the 21st century. This two-volume set provides undergraduate majors with an authoritative reference source that serves their research needs with more detailed information than encyclopedia entries but in a clear, accessible style, devoid of jargon, unnecessary detail or density. Key Features- Emphasizes key curricular topics, making it useful for students researching for term papers, preparing for GREs, or considering topics for a senior thesis, graduate degree, or career.- Comprehensive, providing full coverage of key subthemes and subfields within the discipline, such as applied anthropology, archaeology and paleontology, sociocultural anthropology, evolution, linguistics, physical and biological anthropology, primate studies, and more.- Offers uniform chapter structure so students can easily locate key information, within these sections: Introduction, Theory, Methods, Applications, Comparison, Future Directions, Summary, Bibliography & Suggestions for Further Reading, and Cross References. About the AuthorDr. H. James Birx is professor of anthropology at Canisius College, distinguished research scholar at the State University of New York at Geneseo, and distinguished visiting professor in the Faculty of Philology at the University of Belgrade. He has been an invited scholar at the University of Cambridge and twice at Harvard University. His publications include authoring the award-winning Theories of Evolution and editing the award-winning Encyclopedia of Anthropology, as well as 400 published reviews, articles, chapters, and encyclopedia entries. Product detailsPublisher : SAGE Publications, Inc; 1st edition (June 10, 2010)Language : EnglishHardcover : 1144 pagesISBN-10 : 1412957389ISBN-13 : 978-1412957380Item Weight : 8 poundsDimensions : 8.8 x 3 x 11.4 inchesExcellent Condition
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Birx, H James
Publisher: Sage Publications
Topic: Anthropology
Unit Quantity: 2 volume set
Subject: Reference
Year Printed: 2010
Original/Facsimile: Original
