4th Edition
Inside Cultures An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
By William Balée
Copyright 2026
360 Pages
70 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
360 Pages
70 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
360 Pages
70 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The new fourth edition of Inside Cultures: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology offers a concise and contemporary framework for exploring how humans engage with their environments, each other, and the forces that shape cultural life.
Departing from conventional textbook formats, this book examines the tension between cultural variation and human universals, the lasting effects of... Read more
1. The Study of Us 2. What Makes Us Human 3. Cultural Variation 4. Where Anthropology Comes From 5. Contemporary Theory and Method 6. Social Organization in Kin-Based Societies 7. Politics and Power 8. Ecology, Landscape, and Culture 9. Colonialism and the World System 10. Collapse and Change 11. Applications of Cultural Anthropology 12. Globalization and Indigeneity 13. Concluding Remarks
Biography
William Balée is Professor of Anthropology at Tulane University, USA.
