ABSTRACT
* Provides a comprehensive survey of contemporary thinking in biological, social and cultural anthropology and establishes the interconnections between these three fields.
* Useful cross-references within the text, with full biographical references and suggestions for further reading.
* Carefully illustrated with line drawings and photographs.
'The Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology is a welcome addition to the reference literature. Bringing together authoritative, incisive and scrupulously edited contributions from some three dozen authors. The book achieves an impressive breadth of coverage of specialist areas.' - Times Higher Educational Supplement
'Recommended for all anthropology collections, especially those in academic libraries.' - Library Journal
'This is a marvellous book and I am very happy to recommend it.' - Reference Reviews
TABLE OF CONTENTS
letter |325 pages
Humanity
entry |11 pages
Introduction to Humanity
entry |19 pages
Humanity and Animality
entry |46 pages
The Evolution of Early Hominids
entry |29 pages
Human Evolution: The Last One Million Years
entry |25 pages
The Origins and Evolution of Language
entry |29 pages
Tools and Tool Behaviour
entry |35 pages
Niche Construction, Evolution and Culture
entry |29 pages
Modes of Subsistence: Hunting and Gathering to Agriculture and Pastoralism
entry |39 pages
The Diet and Nutrition of Human Populations
entry |32 pages
Demographic Expansion: Causes and Consequences
entry |29 pages
Disease and the Destruction of Indigenous Populations
letter |407 pages
Culture
entry |21 pages
Introduction to culture
entry |16 pages
Why Animals Have Neither Culture nor History
entry |30 pages
Symbolism: The Foundation of Culture
entry |24 pages
Artefacts and the Meaning of Things
entry |40 pages
Technology
entry |43 pages
Spatial Organization and the Built Environment
entry |24 pages
Perceptions of Time
entry |36 pages
Aspects of Literacy
entry |28 pages
Magic, Religion and the Rationality of Belief
entry |22 pages
Myth and Metaphor
entry |35 pages
Ritual and Performance
entry |38 pages
The Anthropology of Art
entry |20 pages
Music and Dance
entry |28 pages
The Politics of Culture: Ethnicity and Nationalism
letter |332 pages
Social Life
entry |19 pages
Introduction to Social Life
entry |27 pages
Sociality Among Humans and Non-Human Animals
entry |30 pages
Rules and Prohibitions: The Form and Content of Human Kinship
entry |18 pages
Understanding Sex and Gender
entry |30 pages
Socialization, Enculturation and the Development of Personal Identity
entry |30 pages
Social Aspects of Language Use
entry |20 pages
Work, the Division of Labour and Co-Operation
entry |29 pages
Exchange and Reciprocity
entry |22 pages
Political Domination and Social Evolution
entry |21 pages
Law and Dispute Processes
entry |27 pages
Collective Violence and Common Security
entry |30 pages
Inequality and Equality
entry |27 pages
The Nation State, Colonial Expansion and the Contemporary World Order
