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Peoples and Cultures of the World by The Great Courses

As the “science of humanity,” anthropology can help us understand virtually anything about ourselves, from our political and economic systems, to why we get married, to how we decide to buy a particular bottle of wine. This 24-lecture course reveals the extraordinary power of anthropology – and its subspecialty, cultural anthropology – as a tool to understand the world’s varied human societies, including our own.

  • Is there such a thing as progress? Are modern nations really happier and better off than “primitive” hunter-gatherer societies?
  • How common is cannibalism today? What are the different types of cannibalism, and the beliefs associated with them?
  • What’s the difference between a “matriarchal” and a “matrilineal” society? Which is more common among world cultures?

These lectures will immerse you in the world of the Trobriand Islanders of Melanesia; the Yanomamö of the Brazilian Amazon; the Dobe Ju’hoansi or Kung Bushmen of Botswana and Namibia; and other indigenous peoples.

Professor Fischer leads an excursion through cultural practices that often seem, to us, quirky, exotic, and even repulsive – marriages that include as many as 20 husbands, matrilineal societies, magic spirits and witchcraft, cannibalism, and incest – practices that will make you question your assumptions about what is natural, or what is human nature.

As you review these customs, the professor describes the issues that cultural anthropologists face in dealing with them. For example, what should anthropologists do in cases such as female circumcision or ritualized rape, in which customs seriously conflict with our own sense of morality and human rights?

Professor Fischer also applies the lessons of cultural anthropology to our own culture by considering the U.S. economy and consumer behavior. Is our economy really based on rational decision making? If so, why do we eat cattle and pigs, but not horses? Why are we willing to shop around to save $10 on a clock radio, but not on a big-screen TV?

You will grow to appreciate how valuable an understanding of cultural anthropology is in a world of ever-increasing globalization, in which members of even the most remote cultures come into more frequent and more influential contact through international travel, migration, business, and the Internet.

About the Author

Dr. Edward Fischer is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American and Iberian Studies at Vanderbilt University. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and his master’s and doctoral degrees in anthropology from Tulane University. Professor Fischer has received grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Alexander von Humbolt Foundation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the Wener-Grenn Foundation, among others.

Product details

  • Full Audiobook MP3 Program
  • Full PDF Guidebook Included
  • Listening Length: 12 hours and 8 minutes
  • Author: Edward Fischer, The Great Courses
  • Narrator: Edward Fischer
  • Release Date July 08, 2013
  • Publisher: The Great Courses
  • Version: Original recording
  • Language: English
  • ASIN B00DTO45KK
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