Anthropology and contemporary human problems
3rd ed.
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Author
Publication
1996 - Mayfield Publ., Mountain View, Calif, California
Language
English
Word Count
61,000 words, Guess
Page Count
244 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveanthropologycont0000bodl_s1l0
- ISBN-101559345225
- ISBN-139781559345224
- LibraryThing599140
- Goodreads3665306
Classifications
- DDC306
- LCCGN320 .B62 1996
Description
"Can the earth satisfy, on a sustained basis, the basic needs of more than 6 billion people? How do the problems of exploitation, injustice, and environmental degradation relate to increases in the scale and complexity of societies, economies, and the concentration of wealth? What are the costs and benefits of a global commercial culture? The fourth edition of John H. Bodley's Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems examines the fundamental problem of modern civilization--hunger, poverty, overconsumption, and conflict--from a holistic, anthropological viewpoint. The author makes clear and stimulating use of prehistoric and ethnographic research to explain the context of contemporary human concerns, and uses culture scale as a means for comparing solutions to these problems. Ultimately, the text challenges our assumptions about modern civilization and the superiority of complex societies, as it looks toward future possibilities for adaptation."--Back cover.
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