
Anthropology For Dummies
Cameron M. Smith(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 8. July 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-119-78420-3 (ISBN)
Description
What is anthropology? What can it tell us about the origin of our species? How does it inform today's most contested issues? Anthropology For Dummies, 2nd Edition will answer these questions and more. Step back in time to the world of our primate ancestors and dig into the rich science of archaeology. Follow the evolution of human language and communication. Explore race, ethnicity, identity, and gender, and see the modern world through an anthropologist's eyes.
Updates for this edition:
* New fossil discoveries, including discussion of bipedal locomotion
* The spread of humanity worldwide
* Communication--how the mind manages information in short- and long-term memory registers
* Increasing politicization of daily-life activities and increasingly polarized political life in many countries
* Climate change and the prospect of continued global pandemics
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Edition
2nd Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 187 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-119-78420-3 (9781119784203)
Schweitzer Classification
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Cameron M. Smith
Anthropology For Dummies
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04/2021
2nd Edition
Wiley
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Cameron M. Smith
Anthropology For Dummies
E-Book
04/2021
2nd Edition
Wiley
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Cameron M. Smith | Evan T. Davies
Anthropology For Dummies
Book
08/2008
Wiley
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Person
Dr. Cameron M. Smith teaches at Portland State University's Department of Anthropology in Portland, Oregon. His anthropological experiences span from searching for early human fossils in East Africa to learning about traditional hunting methods in Arctic Alaska. His research has been published in The American Journal of Physical Anthropology and The Journal of Field Archaeology, and he has written for the general public in his book The Top Ten Myths About Evolution (endorsed by the National Center for Science Education) and many articles in mainstream magazines such as Scientific American MIND, Archaeology, Skeptical Inquirer, and Spaceflight.