Anthropology Explored: The Best of Smithsonian Anthronotes

Book Description
Cutting-edge anthropology for a general audience. This new edition offers a variety of clearly written and readily accessible articles from the Smithsonian's highly acclaimed, award-winning publication AnthroNotes. The articles reveal the richness and breadth of anthropology, covering not only the fundamental subjects but also the changing perspectives of anthropologists over the 150-year history of their field. 54 b/w illustrations.


About the Author
Ruth Osterweis Selig has been the editor of AnthroNotes since its inception. Marilyn R. London is a forensic anthropology consultant. P. Ann Kaupp is managing editor of AnthroNotes.


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In this collection of essays, some of the world's leading anthropologists explore fundamental questions humans ask about themselves as individuals, as societies, and as a species, Conveying anthropology's richness and breadth, the contributors trace the emergence of humans from other primates, describe archaeologists' understanding of early and more recent settlements, and explore the diversity of present and past cultures. Moving from a discussion of communications with apes to a survey of the aging process in several societies, from a case study of a Peruvian highland community to a search for the origins of Eskimo peoples, the essays trace not only culture changes but also changes in anthropologists' perspectives during the 150-year history of the field.


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