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The Anthropological Lens
Harsh Light, Soft Focus

2nd Edition

Author: James L. Peacock, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Date Published: February 2002
availability: Available
format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521004596

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Anthropology is an ever changing field and James L. Peacock's revised version of his successful text, first published in 1986, covers current issues in cultural anthropology. It includes new topics such as globalization, gender and postmodernism, and reflects recent changes in perspective and language. Designed for students, it will also interest professional anthropologists.
- Lucid but sophisticated depiction of anthropology
- Has proved useful for a wide range of readers - from beginners to advanced and graduate students
- New edition adds current topics (globalization, gender, post-modernism, public issues) and revises text to reflect recent changes in perspective and language
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Product details
- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Date Published: February 2002
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521004596
- length: 176 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 138 x 13 mm
- weight: 0.248kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Substance
2. Methodology
3. Significance.
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James L. Peacock, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
James L. Peacock is Kenan Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and President of the American Anthropological Association. His publications include Rites of Modernization (1968), The Human Condition (1970), Indonesia: Anthropological Perspectives (1973), Consciousness and Change (1975), Muslim Puritans (1978) and Pilgrims of Paradox (1989). He was President of the American Anthropological Association 1993–5, and was initiated into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1995.