Conformity and Conflict

Spradley and McCurdy cover a broad range of theoretical perspectives and present basic anthropological concepts in this text, which can be used as a complement to standard anthropolgy texts or as a stand- alone text/reader. Of the thirty-nine articles in the 11th edition, eleven are new, five are revised and updated, and one has been brought back from earlier editions. All sections have at least one new or revised article. The text contains up-to-date theory and discussion on current issues in the field, such as medical anthropology, race and ethnicity, cultural econology, and globalization. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR