Social and Cultural Anthropology: The Key Concepts

Nigel Rapport, Joanna Overing0415181569, 9780415181563, 9780203451137, 0415181550, 9780415181556

Social and Cultural Anthropology: The Key Concepts is the ideal introduction to this discipline, defining and discussing its central terms with clarity and authority. Among the concepts explored are: cybernetics, ecriture, feminine, gossip, human Rights, moralities, stereotypes, thick description and violence