Preface Introduction Part I: Field Work Chapter 1: The Early Paradigm on a Pacific Island: Excerpt from Argonauts of the Western Pacific, Bronislaw Malinowski Chapter 2: How It Works in the Global World: "Anthropologist: the Myth Teller," Miles Richardson Part II: Cultural Codes Chapter 3: Where Pacific Islanders Live: "Residency Rules," Ward H. Goodenough Chapter 4: Nahua Religion in Mexico: "Anthropology Gets Religion: Cultural Ecology, Pantheism, and Paper Dolls among the Nahua People of Mexico," Alan R. Sandstrom Part III: Explaining Cultures Chapter 5: Sacred Cows in India: "The Myth of the Sacred Cow," Marvin Harris Chapter 6: New Guinea Rituals: "Ritual Regulation of Environmental Relations among a New Guinea People," Roy A. Rappaport Part IV: The Importance of History Chapter 7: The Origin of Islam: "The Social Organization of Mecca and the Origins of Islam," Eric R. Wolf Chapter 8: Community in Mexico and Indonesia: "Closed Corporate Peasant Communities in Mesoamerica and Central Java," Eric R. Wolf Chapter 9: Household to Firm in Iceland: "Peasants, Entrepreneurs and Companies: The Evolution of Icelandic Fishing," E. Paul Durrenberger and Gísli Pálsson Chapter 10: The Development of Underdevelopment: "The Development of Underdevelopment," Andre Gunder-Frank Part V: Power and Culture Chapter 11: Why Khat Is Illegal in Madagascar: "Leaf of Paradise or Aid to Terrorism? Cultural Construction of a Drug Called Khat," Lisa L. Gezon Chapter 12: Merging U.S. and Mexican Culture: "Bordering Culture: The U.S.-Mexico Case," Josiah Heyman and Howard Campbell Chapter 13: Shaping American Culture: "Wealth Unbound: Corporate Capitalism and the Transformation of U.S. Culture," Dimitra Doukas Part VI: Global Processes and Local Systems Chapter 14: Gender and Households in Turkey: "Households and Gender Relations in Economic Development: A Central Anatolian Village," Emine Onaran Incirlioglu Chapter 15: Informal Economy in California: "Economists' Blind Spot: Field Stories of the Informal Economy among Mexican Immigrants in Silicon Valley," Christian Zlolniski Chapter 16: Water and Health in Bangladesh: "Water: The Other Name of Life: South Asian Perspectives," Azizur R. Molla Chapter 17: Industrial Swine Production in Iowa: "This Little Piggy Went to Market, This Little Piggy Stayed Home; This Little Piggy Got Roast Beef, This Little Piggy Got None: The Social, Cultural, and Economic Effects of Changing Systems of Swine Production in Iowa," Barbara J. Dilly Chapter 18: Cooperatives in Japan: "Japan's Worker Co-operative Movement into the Twenty-First Century," Bob Marshall Part VII: Where Do Individuals Fit? Chapter 19: Responses to Tourism in Indonesia: "Ethnic Tourism and the Renegotiation of Tradition in Tana Toraja," Kathleen M. Adams Chapter 20: Individuals in Systems: "The Sims Meet Anthropology: The Use of Computer Simulation to Harness Social Complexity," Lawrence A. Kuznar

Selling point: Includes classic and contemporary examples of anthropology to illustrate what anthropological fieldwork is and where it fits, how we can understand different cultures and explain their differences, the importance of history and power, relationships of the global and the local, and where individuals fit. Selling point: Can be used as a series of ethnographic examples for instructors who use no main text, as a supplement for any of the common introductory textbooks, and as a complement to the author's main text, Anthropology Unbound: A Field Guide to the 21st Century. Selling point: All selections are based on ethnographic fieldwork and most are based on long-term field work. Selling point: Each selection can be used as an example of any number of difference concepts.

Selling point: Includes classic and contemporary examples of anthropology to illustrate what anthropological fieldwork is and where it fits, how we can understand different cultures and explain their differences, the importance of history and power, relationships of the global and the local, and where individuals fit. Selling point: Can be used as a series of ethnographic examples for instructors who use no main text, as a supplement for any of the common introductory textbooks, and as a complement to the author's main text, Anthropology Unbound: A Field Guide to the 21st Century. Selling point: All selections are based on ethnographic fieldwork and most are based on long-term field work. Selling point: Each selection can be used as an example of any number of difference concepts.