The Anthropological Lens: Harsh Light, Soft Focus

James L. Peacock

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139164924

Anthropology is a complex, wide-ranging, and ever-changing field. This clear, coherent, and well-crafted book is a revised version of a very successful text first published in 1986, designed to supplement standard textbooks and monographs. It covers the central concepts, distinctive methodologies, and philosophical as well as practical issues of cultural anthropology, and it is accessible to the anthropological novice, and of value to the professional. The updated version covers current issues in cultural anthropology, and includes topics such as globalization, gender, post-modernism and public issues, and reflects changes in perspective and language.

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1 - Substance
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2 - Method
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3 - Significance
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Preface to the first edition
pp vii-xiv

Preface to the second edition
pp xv-xviii

1 - Substance
pp 1-62

2 - Method
pp 63-112

3 - Significance
pp 113-145

Notes
pp 146-152

Index
pp 153-156

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