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* Provides a comprehensive survey of contemporary thinking in biological, social and cultural anthropology and establishes the interconnections between these three fields.* Useful cross-references within the text, with full biographical references and suggestions for further reading.* Carefully illustrated with line drawings and photographs. 'The Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology is a welcome addition to the reference literature. Bringing together authoritative, incisive and scrupulously edited contributions from some three dozen authors. The book achieves an impressi
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monografia Rebiun36093306 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun36093306 m o d | cr#-n--------- 921120s1994 enka ob 001 0 eng d 1-134-97653-4 1-138-13128-8 1-280-33142-9 0-203-03632-8 UPVA 997913637103706 CBUC 991010885572506709 CBUC 991001006277206712 UPCT u143607 MiAaPQ eng rda pn MiAaPQ MiAaPQ eng 301 301.03 Companion encyclopedia of anthropology edited by Tim Ingold Second edition London New York Routledge 1994 London New York London New York Routledge 1 online resource (1167 p.) 1 online resource (1167 p.) Text txt computer c online resource cr Routledge reference Subtitle on cover: Humanity, culture, and social life Includes bibliographical references and index COMPANION ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANTHROPOLOGY; Copyright; Contents; Preface; General introduction; The contributors; PART I: HUMANITY; 1. Introduction to humanity; 2. Humanity and animality; 3. The evolution of early hominids; 4. Human evolution: the last one million years; 5. The origins and evolution of language; 6. Tools and tool behaviour; 7. Niche construction, evolution and culture; 8. Modes of subsistence: hunting and gathering to agriculture and pastoralism; 9. The diet and nutrition of human populations; 10. Demographic expansion: causes and consequences 11. Disease and the destruction of indigenous populationsPART II: CULTURE; 12. Introduction to culture; 13. Why animals have neither culture nor history; 14. Symbolism: the foundation of culture; 15. Artefacts and the meaning of things; 16. Technology; 17. Spatial organization and the built environment; 18. Perceptions of time; 19. Aspects of literacy; 20. Magic, religion and the rationality of belief; 21. Myth and metaphor; 22. Ritual and performance; 23. The anthropology of art; 24. Music and dance; 25. The politics of culture: ethnicity and nationalism; PART III: SOCIAL LIFE 26. Introduction to social life27. Sociality among Humans and Non-Human Animals; 28. Rules and Prohibitions: The Form and Content of Human Kinship; 29. Understanding Sex and Gender; 30. Socialization, Enculturation and the Development of Personal Identity; 31. Social Aspects of Language Use; 32. Work, the Division of Labour and Co-operation; 33. Exchange and Reciprocity; 34. Political Domination and Social Evolution; 35. Law and Dispute Processes; 36. Collective Violence and Common Security; 37. Inequality and Equality; 38. The Nation State, Colonial Expansion and the Contemporary World Order Index * Provides a comprehensive survey of contemporary thinking in biological, social and cultural anthropology and establishes the interconnections between these three fields.* Useful cross-references within the text, with full biographical references and suggestions for further reading.* Carefully illustrated with line drawings and photographs. 'The Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology is a welcome addition to the reference literature. Bringing together authoritative, incisive and scrupulously edited contributions from some three dozen authors. The book achieves an impressi English Anthropology Sociology Ingold, Tim 1948-) 0-415-28604-2 Routledge reference