Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems
- ISBN-10
- 0759121583
- ISBN-13
- 9780759121584
- Series
- Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems
- Category
- Anthropology
- Pages
- 411
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman Altamira
- Author
- John H. Bodley
Description
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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Other editions
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- 2009-10
- 433 pages
- Paperback
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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