
Human Adaptive Strategies
An Ecological Introduction to Anthropology
Routledge (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 31. May 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
254 pages
978-1-032-40716-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book introduces students to cultural anthropology with an emphasis on environmental and evolutionary approaches, focusing on how humans adapt to their environment and how the environment shapes culture. It shows how cultures evolve within the context of people's strategies for surviving and thriving in their environments.This approach is widely used among scholars as a cross-disciplinary tool that rewards students with valuable insights into contemporary developments. Drawing on anthropological case studies, the authors address immediate human concerns such as the costs and consequences of human energy requirements, environmental change and degradation, population pressure, social and economic equity, and planned and unplanned change. Impacts of increasingly rapid climatic change on equitable access to resources and issues of human rights are discussed throughout. Towards the end of the book the student is drawn into a challenging thought experiment addressing the possible impacts of climatic warming on Middle America in the year 2040.
All chapters conclude with "Summary," "Key Terms," and "Suggested Readings."
This book is an ideal text for students of introductory anthropology and archaeology, environmental studies, world history, and human and cultural ecology courses.
All chapters conclude with "Summary," "Key Terms," and "Suggested Readings."
This book is an ideal text for students of introductory anthropology and archaeology, environmental studies, world history, and human and cultural ecology courses.
More details
Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Undergraduate Advanced
Illustrations
74 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 74 s/w Abbildungen
72 Halftones, black and white; 72 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
860 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-40716-6 (9781032407166)
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An Ecological Introduction to Anthropology
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An Ecological Introduction to Anthropology
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Daniel Bates | Judith Tucker | Ludomir Lozny
Human Adaptive Strategies
An Ecological Introduction to Anthropology
E-Book
05/2023
4th Edition
Routledge
€61.99
Available for download
Persons
Daniel Bates is Editor-in-Chief, Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal, and Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Research Associate, Hunter College and the Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York, USA.
Judith Tucker is Senior Editorial Consultant, Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal.
Ludomir Lozny is Managing Editor, Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Department of Anthropology, Hunter College, CUNY, and Adjunct Full Professor, Archaeology, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Long Island University Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Judith Tucker is Senior Editorial Consultant, Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal.
Ludomir Lozny is Managing Editor, Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Department of Anthropology, Hunter College, CUNY, and Adjunct Full Professor, Archaeology, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Long Island University Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Content
1. Evolution and the Study of Human Origins and Behavior. 2. Anthropology, Human Ecology, and Politics. 3. Foraging. 4. Horticulture: Feeding the Household. 5. Nomadic Pastoralism. 6. The Rise of Intensive Agriculture: Feeding the Cities. 7. The New Frontier: Feeding the World. 8. Global Challenges in Anthropological Perspective.