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The Dictionary of Anthropology is designed to become the standard reference guide to the discipline of social and cultural anthropology. Its core consists of substantial analytical articles focusing on key anthropological concepts, theories and methodologies.
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Over the past century, anthropology has become a recognized discipline replete with textbooks and professional literature, but Barfield (Boston Univ.) claims there are few recent, concise reference guides to basic concepts. His dictionary's more than 500 entries, written by experts in the field, focus chiefly on cultural and social anthropology. The entries range in length from a few sentences to a few pages, and the broader entries (e.g., "anthropology" itself) are divided into subcategories. Biographies of prominent anthropologists are included. Most entries end with a bibliography of additional readings, a few include simple yet informative diagrams, and there are occasional see also references. Pronunciations are notably lacking. This resource is intended primarily for undergraduate students in anthropology, but students and researchers in other disciplines will find it useful. For academic and large public libraries. C. A. Smith Ball State University
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Edited by Barfield (chair, anthropology, Boston Univ.), who called on some 125 anthropologists to provide both historical and contemporary definitions of anthropological terms, this dictionary is yet another in a recent spate of anthropology reference tools. Coverage is broad, touching on key concepts, theories, methodologies, and ethnographic and thematic research, though definitions for any religious traditions are lacking. While entries vary in length and depth, many short entries are enhanced with cross references, and there is a cumulative bibliography. With more than 500 entries, including 42 biographies, this dictionary invites comparison with the Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology (LJ 2/1/97), which has 231 subject entries, 238 short and five long biographies, and a 600-term glossary. The encyclopedia, whose entries are expansive, provides meatier discussions and, with the inclusion of the glossary, serves as a dictionary as well. It emphasizes and treats some concepts somewhat differently, covering major religious traditions, geographical areas, and regional anthropological traditions, while entries for such subjects as poverty and social Darwinism are found only in the dictionary. The encyclopedia has far more biographies, but the treatments in the dictionary are fairly substantial. Both provide minimal coverage of archaeology and biological and linguistic anthropology. A bargain at $29.95, the dictionary is a handy ready-reference source and should be particularly useful to students. If one needs only one source for basic information, however, the encyclopedia is the better choice.ÄJoyce L. Ogburn, Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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| Preface |
| Acknowledgements |
| The Dictionary |
| Bibliography |