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Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems

Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems Paperback / softback - 2012 - 6th Edition

by John H. Bodley

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Paperback / softback. New. Bodley trenchantly critiques the most pressing global mega-problems, such as unsustainable growth, resource depletion, global warming, and poverty and conflict, and shows how anthropology makes it possible to find solutions.
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  • Title Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems
  • Author John H. Bodley
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition number 6th
  • Edition 6
  • Condition New
  • Pages 432
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Altamira Press
  • Date 2012-04-12
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9780759121584
  • ISBN 9780759121584 / 0759121583
  • Weight 1.64 lbs (0.74 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.99 x 7.01 x 0.9 in (25.37 x 17.81 x 2.29 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Ethnology, Human ecology
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011050135
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306

From the publisher

We live in a time of global mega-problems of unsustainable growth and consumption, resource depletion, ecosystem degradation, global warming, escalating energy costs, poverty, and conflict. Cultural anthropologist John H. Bodley trenchantly critiques these most pressing issues and shows how anthropology makes it possible to find solutions. The focus on culture scale suggests that many solutions may be found by developing local communities supported by regional markets and ecosystems, rather than by making the continuous accumulation of financial capital the dominant cultural process throughout the world. Now in its sixth edition, this classic textbook continues to have tremendous relevance and is more timely than ever in light of the recent global economic crisis. It exposes readers to the problems of a world out of balance with misdirected growth by the elite. Bodley offers examples from prehistoric and modern tribal societies along side of ancient imperial and contemporary commercial societies. Students will find this to be the trusted source to build a world view. Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems is ideal for adoption in anthropology and sociology courses on globalization, cultural ecology, social class and inequality, the environment, sustainability, and development.

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About the author

John H. Bodley is Regents Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Washington State University. He is the author of Cultural Anthropology, 5th edition (AltaMira Press, 2011), and Victims of Progress, 5th edition (AltaMira Press, 2008).