An Invitation to Anthropology

<p> Synthesizing British French and American traditions this stimulating and accessible text presents a comprehensive and fascinating introduction to social and cultural anthropology. It offers an original approach through integrating knowledge produced from a variety of perspectives placing cultural and social anthropology in a wider context including macro-sociological concepts and reference to biological evolution. Written in a clear and concise style it conveys to the student the complexities of a discipline focusing on the structure evolution and cultural identity of human societies up to the present day.</p><p> The text consists of four major parts: the scope and method of anthropology a conceptual and institutional overview the evolution of the structure of human societies and the cultural politics of race ethnicity nationalism and multiculturalism.</p>