Social Anthropology
A concise introduction for students
By Alan Barnard
December 2000
Studymates Ltd.
ISBN: 1-84285-000-8
160 pages, illustrated
$26.50 paper original
OUT OF PRINT
Social Anthropology is now widely taught both as a subsidiary subject and as a degree course. This guide is designed to meet the needs of all Social Anthropology students, whether they are studying the field as part of a Sociology curriculum, or as part of a wider Anthropology programme, or as a distinct subject. It lists and defines all the basic concepts, explains theories simply and clearly, and provides numerous study hints. It contains concise factual information and is authoritative and up-to-date.
Contents:
Foreword: Professor Tim Ingold
Preface
Syllabus checklist
1 Studying
social anthropology
2 Ethnography:
writing about peoples
3 Ecology:
environment & technology
4 Economics:
production & distribution
5 Politics
& law: power & social control
6 Belief,
ritual and symbolism
7
Sex, gender and family
8 Kinship:
terminology, descent & alliance
9 Applied
and development anthropology
10 Anthropological
theory
Glossary
Further reading and reference
Useful addresses
Web sites for students
Index
Author biography:
Alan Barnard BA MA PhD is Reader in Social Anthropology at the University
of Edinburgh, and Associate Dean in the Faculty of Social Sciences, University
of Edinburgh. He is the author of numerous books including Hunters and Herders
of South Africa (Cambridge University Press).
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