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Window on Humanityis a brief introduction to general anthropology. It covers the four subfields biological anthropology, anthropological archaeology, sociocultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology as well as anthropologys two dimensions academic and applied anthropology. Its shorter length increases instructor's options for assigning additional readingcase studies, readers, and other supplements within a one semester course.Window on Humanitycan also work well in a quarter system, for which traditional texts may be too long. While presenting core concepts and topics, Window also aims to demonstrate anthropologys relevance to the 21st-century world we inhabit. The text aims to instill an appreciation of human diversity, of anthropology as a field, and of how an anthropological approach can build on, and help make sense of, the experience that students bring to the classroom. Chapter 1 - What Is Anthropology? Chapter 2 - Culture Chapter 3 - Doing Anthropology Chapter 4 - Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation Chapter 5 - The Primates Chapter 6 - Early Hominins Chapter 7 - The Genus Homo Chapter 8 - The First Farmers Chapter 9 - The First Cities and States Chapter 10 - Language and Communication Chapter 11 - Making a Living Chapter 12 - Political Systems Chapter 13 - Families, Kinship, and Marriage Chapter 14 Gender Chapter 15 - Religion Chapter 16 - Ethnicity and Race Chapter 17 - Applying Anthropology Chapter 18 - The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality Chapter 19 Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World