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Stories of Culture and Place

An Introduction to Anthropology, Second Edition

by (author) Michael G. Kenny & Kirsten Smillie

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2017
Category
Cultural, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781487593704
    Publish Date
    Nov 2017
    List Price
    $56.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781487593711
    Publish Date
    Nov 2017
    List Price
    $37.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442607941
    Publish Date
    Nov 2014
    List Price
    $44.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442607958
    Publish Date
    Dec 2014
    List Price
    $88.00

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Stories of Culture and Place makes use of one of anthropology's most enduring elements—storytelling—to introduce students to the excitement of the discipline. The authors invite students to think of anthropology as a series of stories that emerge from cultural encounters in particular times and places. References to classic and contemporary ethnographic examples—from Coming of Age in Samoa to Coming of Age in Second Life—allow students to grasp anthropology's sometimes problematic past, while still capturing the potential of the discipline.

 

This new edition has been significantly reorganized and includes two new chapters—one on health and one on economic change—as well as fresh ethnographic examples. The result is a more streamlined introductory text that offers thorough coverage but is still manageable to teach.

About the authors

Michael G. Kenny is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Simon Fraser University.

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Kirsten Smillie is a Facility Engagement Liaison with Doctors of BC, a health services researcher, and an instructional designer.

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