The Anthropology Book

Big Ideas Simply Explained

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English

Dorling Kindersley
12 August 2025

Society & Social Sciences; Sociology; Anthropology

Series: DK Big Ideas

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Explore and understand the key ideas and movements in anthropology - the study of human societies and cultures and how they work.

What does it mean to be human? Why do we have rituals? How do family structures differ around the world, and why? The Anthropology Book answers questions like these and many, many more. Applying the \""Big Ideas\"" series' combination of authoritative, accessible text and bold graphics, The Anthropology Book introduces key concepts from different branches of the subject, such as cultural anthropology, ethnography, and biological anthropology, and explains how they have developed over the past century. The book explores the origins of human life and cultures, and how societies develop traditions, laws, and languages. Profiling renowned anthropologists, such as Claude Levi-Strauss and Margaret Mead, and covering topics as diverse as biology, medicine, war, sexuality, family roles, and kinship, The Anthropology Book is a fascinating, accessible introduction to the core principles of anthropological thought.

By: DK
Imprint: Dorling Kindersley
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 239mm, Width: 198mm,
ISBN: 9780241638583
ISBN 10: 0241638585
Series: DK Big Ideas
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 12 August 2025
Recommended Age: From 14 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming