Anthropology: The Exploration of Human Diversity

This text offers an introduction to the five subdisciplines of cultural, physical, archaeological, anthropological linguistics and applied anthropology. To reflect the role of anthropology in today’s world, Professor Kottak has revised both the content and the organization of the text in a way which gives the students a balanced introduction to anthropology and its relevance. The special theme of this edition is “Preserving Cultural Diversity in the Face of Globalization”. Two new chapters – “Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations” and “Cultural Exchange and Survival” – explore the significance of the demise of the Soviet Union and world-wide ethnic conflicts, as well as multiculturalism in the US and Canada, and cultural survival globally. “In-the-news” boxes describe recent discoveries on relevant topics that are attracting public attention. Many chapters, especially the chapter on race, have new sections. The following are also diskette Mac (0-07-834341-0); diskette 5.25 (0-07-83444-5); diskette 3.50 (0-07-834345-3); and instructor’s manual (0-07-035919-9).