Encyclopedia Of Anthropolgy

Description:
The 'Encyclopedia of Anthropology' is an award-winning five-volume set from SAGE Reference, winning Best Reference 2005 from the 'Library Journal.' ''The Encyclopedia of Anthropology' is a magnificent achievement. It's intelligent, it doesn't shrink from the tough issues, it's very user-friendly and beautifully produced. I really hope it will have a long life as a valued reference work. It certainly deserves to' - 'The Open Society'.The 'Encyclopedia of Anthropology' is a unique collection of over 1200 entries that focuses on topics in physical anthropology, archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistics and applied anthropology. Also included are relevant articles on geology, paleontology, biology, evolution, sociology, psychology, philosophy and theology. The contributions are authored by over 300 internationally renowned experts, professors and scholars from some of the most distinguished museums, universities and institutes in the world.This groundbreaking 'Encyclopedia' is a must-have reference work for any library with collections in anthropology, as well as the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. It provides students, academics and a wide range of interested readers with a greater understanding of, and deeper appreciation for, those facts, concepts, methods, hypotheses and perspectives that make up modern anthropology and related disciplines. Key themes include: applied anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, biology, cultural anthropology, evolution geology, linguistics, paleontology, philosophy, physical anthropology, psychology, social anthropology, sociology theology, and theoretical frameworks.

Review:
'Thorough coverage is given to a wide range of topics in physical anthropology, archaeology, cultural anthropology, anthropological linguistics, and applied anthropology. More than 250 respected anthropologists and scholars have contributed over 1000 A-to-Z articles! Color photographs accompany many of the articles and lend the encyclopedia a pleasing appearance. The signed entries are written in accessible, nonscholarly language, which makes the work suitable for undergraduate students and informed lay readers alike! This balanced and user-friendly resource will be a good starting point for basic anthropological research. Highly recommended for academic libraries with anthropology collections and large public libraries where there is interest in anthropology.' -- LIBRARY JOURNAL 20060313 'The Encyclopedia of Anthropology is a magnificent achievement. It's intelligent, it doesn't shrink from the tough issues, it's very user-friendly and beautifully produced.' -- Bill Cooke The Open Society 20060518 SAGE Reference delivers a unique five-volume set with its recent publication of the Encyclopedia of Anthropology. With over 1000 entries written by more than 250 authors, it is the first encyclopedic work that attempts to represent and integrate the various and diverse areas of physical/biological anthropology, archaeology, cultural/social anthropology, linguistics, and applied anthropology. This is a tall order but this set does an admirable job... Both academic libraries supporting anthropology courses and public libraries needing a reference treating this diverse field should give it strong consideration. -- Against the Grain Against the Grain 20060401 'No general, multivolume encyclopedia has offered a broad overview of the subject... there has been nothing quite like this new Encyclopedia of Anthropology from SAGE... The volumes are beautiful and a pleasure to use and read... The volumes have all the features one has come to expect from a high-end encyclopedia: a list of contributors, a list of entries in alphabetical order and another list of entries in thematic groupings, cross-references and suggested additional reading, and a master bibliography... This source has no peer or competition that can be readily found. All academic and large public libraries with an interest in anthropology should buy it.' -- BOOKLIST BOOKLIST 20060601 'The full-color illustrations are appealing to students, and important aids include the repetition of the reader's guide and index in every volume. This outstanding resource is an essential purchase for academic and large public libraries.' -- John Lawrence 20060707 'With thick pages on brilliant white paper, 300 spectacular color illustrations, top edgings in elegant brown, further reading in green boxes, and cross references in red, this resource's attention to detail is unparalleled. Defining anthropology as 'the comparative scientific study of human societies throughout the world and throughout time,' the work covers key themes in 1000 authoritative entries. Expensive, but worth it.' -- Library Journal 20060707 'This colorfully illustrated encyclopedia of humankind includes over 1,000 entries by more than 250 authors from around the world. All subfields of anthropology are included: physical/biological and cultural/social anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, and even applied anthropology, as well as some related material. Other reference works of this sort have tended to focus on subfields of anthropology rather than the entire discipline. Teachers, students, scholars, and the broad public can all benefit from this wide-ranging and beautifully illustrated publication.' -- M. R. Dittemore 20060711 'Editor Birx has made sure that thorough coverage is given to a wide range of topics in physical anthropology, archaeology, cultural anthropology, anthropological linguistics, and applied anthropology. This balanced and user-friendly resource will be a good starting point for basic anthropological research. Highly recommended for academic libraries with anthropology collections and large public libraries where there is interest in anthropology.' -- Elizabeth Salt 20060713 'It includes color photographs, side-bars, and graphs that give the Encyclopedia an attractive and informative edge. In the words of the editor, this encyclopedia is 'the human story of [the human] epic journey that has been over five billion years in the making.' It is a handy stepping-stone for research in anthropology. Recommended for reference collections supporting the research and teaching of Anthropology.' -- F.H.D. 20061018 'This is the first general multivolume encyclopedia offering a broad overview of the subject.' -- Booklist 20070228 'This resource is highly recommended for all academic libraries and any other library with patrons interested in anthropology.' -- ARBA 20070412

Author Biography:
Dr. H. James Birx, professor of Anthropology at Canisius College, holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from the State University of New York College at Geneseo, both a M.A. in anthropology and a Ph.D. with distinction in philosophy from the State University of New York at Buffalo, an honorary D.Sci. degree from Braca Karic University in Europe, and a Diplomate of Letters from Grandview College Preparatory School, Boca Raton, Florida. Dr. Birx is the author of the Choice award-winning Theories of Evolution (1984), Human Evolution (1988), Craniometry of the Orchid Site Ossuary (1991), and Interpreting Evolution: Darwin & Teilhard de Chardin (1991). He has also written invited introductions to Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle, The Descent of Man, and Autobiography, Wallace's Island Life, Nietzsche's Thus Spake Zarathustra, Haeckel's The Riddle of the Universe, and Sir Julian Huxley's Evolutionary Humanism, as well as over 400 chapters, articles, encyclopedia entries, and reviews.Professor Birx has given invited presentations at Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Kansas-Lawrence (Natural History Museum), University of Montana, University of San Francisco, Louisiana State University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Amherst College, Williams College, Rockhurst College, Uckland University in New Zealand, University of Guelph in Canada, Oxford University, Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, both The Free University and Humboldt University in Berlin and Friedrich Schiller University (Ernst Haeckel Haus) in Jena, Germany, both Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University in Russia, New York Academy of Sciences and Russian Academy of Sciences (among others). He has lectured or participated in conferences from Spain, Egypt, Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico to England, New Zealand, Rarotonga, Australia and Yugoslavia. His evolution research has taken him twice to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, as well as to Darwin's Down House in Kent, England, the Darwin State Museum in Moscow, Russia, and both Koobi Fora and the Masai Mara in Kenya, Africa.During 1997-1998 & 2001-2002, Dr. Birx was an invited Visiting Scholar at Harvard University (The Divinity School). He has been a Visiting Professor at both Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University in Russia, a Visiting Scholar at both Rockhurst College and the University of Zaragoza in Spain, and a Visiting Fellow at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava.Professor Birx is on the editorial board of Philo, Proteus, Free Inquiry, Religious Humanism, Common Sense in Russia, Eupraxia in Peru, and Razonamientos in Mexico; a science and philosophy book reviewer for Library Journal; a Charles Darwin Associate in the New York Academy of Sciences; and an elected member of the Executive Committee for the Afro-Asian Philosophy Association (AAPA) in Cairo, Egypt.On 21 May l999, Dr. Birx was honored with the designation 'Distinguished Educator' at Canisius College. During 21-25 June 1999, he co-chaired, with the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Faculty of Philosophy, an international conference on 'Science & Society' at St. Petersburg State University, Russia.In May-June 2000, Professor Birx gave invited presentations as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Zaragoza in Spain and as a Visiting Fellow at both the Slovak A