Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems - Softcover

Bodley, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 076741845X ISBN 13: 9780767418454

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2000

Synopsis

Using the cross-cultural, evolutionary, and multi-disciplinary perspectives that are unique to anthropology, this text examines contemporary civilization’s most pressing problems and generates ideas for solutions and hope for the future.

About this title

About the Author:

John H. Bodley is a cultural anthropologist and Regents Professor at Washington State University and author of Victims of Progress and Cultural Anthropology: Tribes, States, and the Global System.

Review:

This fifth edition of Bodley's book, Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems, is a refreshing assessment of many of the contemporary problems that continue to challenge human beings in all sectors of the globe. It is a real tour-de-force and a major advancement over the earlier fourth edition. I'm particularly impressed by the manner in which Bodley places anthropology at the forefront in the search for solutions to the many problems facing humanity, including affluence and poverty, the environmental crisis, natural resource depletion versus sustainability, malnutrition, the evolution of food systems, problems of the factory food system, population problems, conflict, and the future. (Deward Walker, University of Colorado, Boulder)

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 076741845X
• ISBN 13: 9780767418454
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 278