Peoples and cultures of the world / Edward Fischer.
In this course of lectures Prof. Fischer surveys anthropology, the study of human societies and comparative customs with a special emphasis on pre-capitalist societies and the things which pre-capitalist societies and modern societies have in common.
| Uniform Title: | Great courses (DVD). Social sciences.
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| Language: | English |
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Chantilly, Va. :
Teaching Co.,
[2004], ©2004.
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| Series: | Great courses (DVD). Social sciences.
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| Physical Description: | 4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (22 cm). |
| Format: | Video DVD |
Contents:
- pt. 1, disc 1. 1. The study of humanity ; 2. The four fields of anthropology ; 3. Culture and relativity ; 4. Fieldwork and the anthropological method ; 5. Nature, nurture, and human behavior ; 6. Languages, dialects, and social categories
- pt. 1, disc 2. 7. Language and thought ; 8. Constructing emotions and identities ; 9. Magic, religion, and codes of conduct ; 10. Rites of passage ; 11. Family, marriage, and incest ; 12. Multiple spouses and matrilineality
- pt. 2, disc 3. 13. Gatherers and hunters ; 14. Headmen and horticulturists ; 15. Cannibalism and violence ; 16. The role of reciprocity ; 17. Chiefdoms and redistribution ; 18. Cultural contact and colonialism
- pt. 2, disc 4. 19. Cultures of capitalism ; 20. Is economics rational? ; 21. Late capitalism: from Ford to Disney ; 22. The Maya, ancient and modern ; 23. Maya resurgence in Guatemala and Mexico ; 24. The Janus face of globalization.