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Anthropology, with its dual emphasis on biology and culture, is--or
should be--the discipline most suited to the study of the complex
interactions between these aspects of our lives. Unfortunately,
since the early decades of this century, biological and cultural
anthropology have grown distinct, and a holistic vision of
anthropology has suffered. This book brings culture and biology
back together in new and refreshing ways. Directly addressing
earlier criticisms of biological anthropology, Building a New
Biocultural Synthesis concerns how culture and political economy
affect human biology--e.g., people's nutritional status, the spread
of disease, exposure to pollution--and how biological consequences
might then have further effects on cultural, social, and economic
systems. Contributors to the volume offer case studies on health,
nutrition, and violence among prehistoric and historical peoples in
the Americas; theoretical chapters on nonracial approaches to human
variation and the development of critical, humanistic and political
ecological approaches in biocultural anthropology; and explorations
of biological conditions in contemporary societies in relationship
to global changes. Building a New Biocultural Synthesis will
sharpen and enrich the relevance of anthropology for understanding
a wide variety of struggles to cope with and combat persistent
human suffering. It should appeal to all anthropologists and be of
interest to sister disciplines such as nutrition and sociology.
Alan H. Goodman is Professor of Anthropology, Hampshire College.
Thomas L. Leatherman is Associate Professor of Anthropology,
University of South Carolina.
Carole L. Crumley has brought together top scholars from across
anthropology in a benchmark volume that displays the range of
exciting new work on the complex relationship between humans and
the environment. Continually pursuing anthropology's persistent
claim that both the physical and the mental world matter, these
environmental scholars proceed from the holistic assumption that
the physical world and human societies are always inextricably
linked. As they incorporate diverse forms of knowledge, their work
reaches beyond anthropology to bridge the sciences, social
sciences, and the humanities, and to forge working relationships
with non-academic communities and professionals. Theoretical issues
such as the cultural dimensions of context, knowledge, and power
are articulated alongside practical discussions of building
partnerships, research methods and ethics, and strategies for
implementing policy. New Directions in Environment and Anthropology
will be important for all scholars and non-academics interested in
the relation between our species and its biotic and built
environments. It is also designed for classroom use in and beyond
anthropology, and students will be greatly assisted by suggested
reading lists for their further exploration of general concepts and
specific research. Learn more about the author at the University of
North Carolina Anthropology Department web pages.
Anthropology, with its dual emphasis on biology and culture, is--or
should be--the discipline most suited to the study of the complex
interactions between these aspects of our lives. Unfortunately,
since the early decades of this century, biological and cultural
anthropology have grown distinct, and a holistic vision of
anthropology has suffered.
This book brings culture and biology back together in new and
refreshing ways. Directly addressing earlier criticisms of
biological anthropology, "Building a New Biocultural Synthesis"
concerns how culture and political economy affect human
biology--e.g., people's nutritional status, the spread of disease,
exposure to pollution--and how biological consequences might then
have further effects on cultural, social, and economic systems.
Contributors to the volume offer case studies on health, nutrition,
and violence among prehistoric and historical peoples in the
Americas; theoretical chapters on nonracial approaches to human
variation and the development of critical, humanistic and political
ecological approaches in biocultural anthropology; and explorations
of biological conditions in contemporary societies in relationship
to global changes.
"Building a New Biocultural Synthesis" will sharpen and enrich the
relevance of anthropology for understanding a wide variety of
struggles to cope with and combat persistent human suffering. It
should appeal to all anthropologists and be of interest to sister
disciplines such as nutrition and sociology.
Alan H. Goodman is Professor of Anthropology, Hampshire College.
Thomas L. Leatherman is Associate Professor of Anthropology,
University of South Carolina.
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