Anthropology

Anthropology: What Does It Mean to Be Human?, 5th Edition, serves as an introductory textbook for one-semester courses. The text adopts a question-oriented framework that incorporates contemporary theory to examine critical issues such as power, inequality, and human rights around the world.

The volume introduces major subfields across the discipline, including biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, archaeology, and applied anthropology. These areas connect biological and social perspectives, exploring how scholarship from around the globe explains human evolutionary history, everyday cultural practices, and contemporary social realities.

Comprising sixteen full-color chapters, the work provides a comprehensive overview designed to engage deeply with anthropological inquiry without overwhelming introductory students.