The purpose of a textbook is to transmit and register ideas and information,to induce the readers to see old things in new ways,and then to ask readers to think about what they see.A book may be the most elegantly written,most handsomely designed,most lavishly illustrated text available on the subject,but if it is not interesting,clear,and comprehensible to the student,it is valueless as a teaching tool.The trick is not just to present facts and concepts; the trick is to make them memorable.This is what I have tried to do in Anthropology,an introductory text that presents the key concepts and terminology for the basic divisions of anthropology--physical anthropology and cultural anthropology,including ethnology and linguistics,and prehistoric archaeology.

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PUTTING THE WORLD IN PERSPECTIVE

PART 1 THE STUDY OF HUMANKIND

PART 2 PRIMATE EVOLUTION AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE HOMININES

PART 3 EVOLUTION OF THE GENUS HOMO AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY HUMAN CULTURE

PART 4 HUMAN BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL EVOLUTION SINCE THE OLD STONE AGE

PART 5 CULTURE AND SURVIVAL:COMMUNICATING,RAISING CHILDREN,AND STAYING ALIVE

PART 6 THE FORMATION OF GROUPS:SOULVING THE PROBLEM OF COOPERATION

PART 7 THE SEARCH FOR ORDER:SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF DISORDER

PART 8 CHANGE AND THE FUTURE:SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF ADKISTOMG TO CHANGED CONDITIONS

GLOSSARY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

PHOTO CREDITS

LITERARY CREDITS

INDEX