Introducing Cultural Anthropology: Essential Readings

"This anthology surveys the kind of readings that provide today’s student of cultural anthropology with a first-rate introduction to the field. The collection constitutes a useful complement to any basic introductory text. The articles go beyond didactic discussion and review of concepts, terms, theories,and principles. Additional selections treat timely subject matter in a student-oriented manner. Many anthropologists whose articles are included in this anthology are recognized as pioneers in the field of cultural anthropology. Taken as a whole, this anthology serves to introduce first-time students of cultural anthropology to the depth and range of the discipline."

David Julian Hodges, PhD is professor of anthropology at Hunter College of the City University of New York, where he has served with distinction in several capacities: Dean, School of Education; Chairperson, Department of Black and Puerto Rican Studies; and President of the Faculty. Dr. Hodges has conducted ethnographic fieldwork among the Cajuns of Southwestern Louisiana, and the Iban of Borneo. He received his BA degree from Morris Brown College in Atlanta. He received his MA and PhD degrees from New York University, under the tutelage of anthropologist Ethel J. Alpenfels. Dr. Hodges has done post-doctoral study at Harvard and Oxford Universities.