The amount of material published on environmental issues continues to grow, comprised of broad generalizations aimed at non-specialists in the field. This edition of Global Environmental Issues fills the gap between technical literature and general articles for popular reading. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach to issues such as global warming, ozone depletion, drought and acid rain–those which raise the greatest concern, and emphasizes both their societal and environmental components....

The Environment in Question presents information on specific environmental issues and introduces the reader to arguments and ethical problems that have developed in and around such issues. The contributors take a global perspective, reflected in contributions from the U.S.A., the U.K., India, and Australia. By addressing specific global problems and placing them within an ethical context, this study provides the reader with both a theoretical and practical understanding of environmental issues. The...

What position have television, radio or other electronic media like telephones and computers come to occupy in people’s day-to-day lives and social relationships? How do these communication and information technologies get used and made sense of in local settings such as the household and the urban neighborhood? How have they helped to construct new arrangements of time, space and place in a culture with globalizing tendencies? What types of identity, experience and interaction do the electronic...

A recent National Academy of Sciences inductee, Conrad Phillip Kottak offers an up-to-date holistic introduction to general anthropology from the four-field perspective. Kottak emphasizes why anthropology should matter to students and how students can use anthropology to better understand themselves. “Bringing It All Together” essays found on the online learning center demonstrate the integrated and comparative nature of anthropology. New “Through the Eyes of Others” essays...

Introducing Cultural Anthropology, a short yet comprehensive anchor text, is an approachable, full-color introduction to cultural anthropology. This edition continues to provide students with the opportunity to explore anthropology’s relevance to their own lives. Unique opening vignettes draw students into each chapter while the rich visual program allows professors to use a brief text without sacrificing visual appeal. “Try This” exercises encourage students to think critically...

Applying Anthropology: An Introductory Reader is a collection of articles that provides compelling examples of applied research in all four fields of anthropology. In this age of globalization and increased cultural intolerance, the basic messages of public anthropology are more important than ever. The ninth edition offers 11 new readings and a new chart at the beginning of the text to help instructors and students locate key themes and topics.