Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems

Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems

Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems

John H. Bodley / John HBodley

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Editorial:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
Año de edición:
2012
Materia
Antropología social y cultural, etnografía
ISBN:
9780759121577
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Bodley trenchantly critiques the most pressing global mega-problems, such as unsustainable growth, resource depletion, global warming, and poverty and conflict, and shows how anthropology makes it possible to find solutions.

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