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The Routledge encyclopedia of social and cultural anthropology

Author: Alan Barnard; Jonathan Spencer
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 2nd edView all editions and formats
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"This new edition of the Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology provides a unique guide to the ideas, arguments and history of the discipline. Combining anthropological theory and ethnography, it includes 275 substantial entries, over 300 short biographies of important figures in anthropology, and nearly 600 glossary items." "The new entries reflect major changes in anthropology in the past decade:  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Wörterbuch
Wörterbuch (Fachlexikon)
Encyclopedias
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Alan Barnard; Jonathan Spencer
ISBN: 9780415409780 0415409780 9780203866474 0203866479
OCLC Number: 320954323
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Encyclopedia of social and cultural anthropology / edited by Alan Barnard, Jonathan Spencer. 1996.
Description: xxxi, 855 p. : map ; 26 cm.
Contents: Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. How to Use this Book. List of Entries. List of Contributors. Analytical Table of Contents. Contributions by author. Entries A-Z. Biographical Appendix. Glossary. Name Index. People and Places Index. Subject Index.
Other Titles: Encyclopedia of social and cultural anthropology
Encyclopedia of social and cultural anthropology.
Responsibility: edited by Alan Barnard and Jonathan Spencer.

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An encyclopedia that provides description and analysis of the terms, concepts and issues of social and cultural anthropology.  Read more...
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"The best one-volume reference source on social and cultural anthropology ... Highly recommended." - Choice "This is an inspired volume. If anyone doubts that anthropology is in a new phase, they Read more...

 
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