Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology

The title of this extraordinarily interesting assembly of “substantial entries” on cardinal aspects of anthropological work reveals its focus. The greatest and most influential concentration of anthropological studies has been and still is on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. The combination of North American perspectives (“cultural anthropology”) with those of Europe (“social anthropology” or “ethnology”) reflects the diversity of anthropology as a truly global discipline. The 104 academic contributors span two generations and represent universities and research centres worldwide. They have produced “a guide and an introduction” to a broad spectrum of anthropological knowledge and theories, past and present....