Human Adaptive Strategies : An Ecological Introduction to Anthropology Hardback
by Daniel Bates, Judith Tucker, Ludomir Lozny
Hardback
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This book introduces students to cultural anthropology with an emphasis on environmental and evolutionary approaches, focusing on how humans adapt to their environment and how the environment shapes culture.
It shows how cultures evolve within the context of people’s strategies for surviving and thriving in their environments.This approach is widely used among scholars as a cross-disciplinary tool that rewards students with valuable insights into contemporary developments.
Drawing on anthropological case studies, the authors address immediate human concerns such as the costs and consequences of human energy requirements, environmental change and degradation, population pressure, social and economic equity, and planned and unplanned change.
Impacts of increasingly rapid climatic change on equitable access to resources and issues of human rights are discussed throughout.
Towards the end of the book the student is drawn into a challenging thought experiment addressing the possible impacts of climatic warming on Middle America in the year 2040. All chapters conclude with "Summary," "Key Terms," and "Suggested Readings."This book is an ideal text for students of introductory anthropology and archaeology, environmental studies, world history, and human and cultural ecology courses.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:254 pages, 72 Halftones, black and white; 72 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:31/05/2023
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- ISBN:9781032407173
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:254 pages, 72 Halftones, black and white; 72 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:31/05/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781032407173
