Anthropology : a global perspective /
Raymond Scupin, Christopher R. Decorse.
- 5th ed.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 2005.
- xxv, 710 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 539-559) and index.
Basic Concepts in Anthropology. Introduction to Anthropology. Evolution. The Record of the Past -- Physical Anthropology. The Primates. Hominid Evolution. Human Variation -- Archaeology. Paleolithic Cultures. The Origins of Domestication and Settled Life. The Rise of the State and Complex Society -- Basic Concepts of Culture and Society. Culture. Psychological Anthropology. Language. Anthropological Explanations. Analyzing Sociocultural Systems -- Prestate Societies. Band Societies. Tribes. Chiefdoms -- State Societies. Agricultural States. Industrial States -- Consequences of Global Industrialism. Global Industrialism and Native Peoples. Global Industrialism and Non-Western Countries -- Anthropology and the Global Future. Contemporary Global Trends. Applied Anthropology.