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Anthropology and contemporary human problems / John H. Bodley
By: Bodley, John H
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BookPublisher: Mountain View, Calif : Mayfield Publ., c1995Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xii, 244 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 1559345225; 9781559345224.Subject(s): Ethnology | Civilization, Modern -- 1950- | Human ecology | Social problems | Social prediction | Environmental economics | Environmental management | Anthropology | Cultural studiesDDC classification: 306 BOD
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library Ground Floor Main | 306 BOD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38888000812184 |
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Using the cross-cultural, evolutionary, and multi-disciplinary perspectives that are unique to anthropology, this text examines contemporary civilization's most pressing problems and generates ideas for solutions and hope for the future.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-233) and index
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface
- 1 Anthropological Perspectives on Contemporary Human Problems
- 2 Adaptation, Culture Scale, and the Environment Crisis
- 3 Natural Resources and the Culture of Consumption
- 4 Malnutrition and the Evolution of Food Systems
- 5 Commercial Factory Food Systems
- 6 The Population Problem
- 7 Poverty and Conflict
- 8 The Future
- Bibliography
- Index