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Social and Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Just, John Monaghan

4.0

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Because it's a VERY short introduction to a field that encompasses sociological, economical, and ethnographic research, there were moments I felt whiplash from the new terms and theories that were mentioned. Fortunately, the authors have plenty of stories to share (and they tell them well) from their extensive experience doing ethnographic research in Indonesia, Mexico, and Guatemala. This was a useful and accessible book to get a basic understanding of what sociocultural anthropology is, and how it's morphed into its current form from its origins from "European discovery, colonialism, and natural science."