by JonathanSpencer (Editor), Dr Alan Barnard (Editor), Jonathan Spencer (Editor)
This is the only encyclopedia of social and cultural anthropology to cover fully the many important areas of overlap between anthropology and related disciplines. This work also covers key terms, ideas and people, thus eliminating the need to refer to other books for specific definitions or biographies.
Special features include:
* over 230 substantial entries on every major idea, individual and sub-discipline of social and cultural anthropology
* over 100 international contributors
* a glossary of more than 600 key terms and ideas.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 688
Edition: 2
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 30 May 2002
ISBN 10: 0415285585
ISBN 13: 9780415285582
'This is one of those few privileged works that may actually redefine a field. Situating current debates in the context of the historical development of anthropology ... it charts a contemporary discourse that is vibrant, sophisticated and unexpectedly coherent. This is what post postmodernist anthropology looks like.' - Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.
'An intelligent, informative and entertaining addition to the deplorably small number of reference works in the field.' - Choice