| Why Humans Have Cultures: Explaining Anthropology and Social Diversity Contributor(s): Carrithers, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0192892118 ISBN-13: 9780192892119 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1992 Annotation: Why Humans Have Cultures examines three basic questions: what unity underlies human cultural diversity? What are the origins of that diversity? How can we understand it? The author argues that it is the ways in which people interact--rather than technological advances--that have been of crucial importance in human history. In this thought-provoking book, Carrithers draws on ancient and contemporary examples to show how this perspective forms a solid foundation for the study of culture, society, and history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 306 |
| LCCN: 92005476 |
| Series: Opus |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.11" W x 7.71" (0.40 lbs) 230 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Why Humans Have Cultures examines three basic questions: what unity underlies human cultural diversity? What are the origins of that diversity? How can we understand it? The author argues that it is the ways in which people interact--rather than technological advances--that have been of crucial importance in human history. In this thought-provoking book, Carrithers draws on ancient and contemporary examples to show how this perspective forms a solid foundation for the study of culture, society, and history. |