Written by a renowned researcher and teacher, and noted for its scholarship and clarity of writing style, this comprehensive text continues to be one of the most concise, coherent general introductions to anthropology. This eighth edition has been rewritten at the sentence level, incorporating many suggestions from users of previous editions, prepublication reviewers of this edition, and students. It retains its solid coverage of anthropology's core - exposing students to its nature, scope, and its roles as a science and as a humanities field