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Generalization style books, what are some recommendations

I. Currently recognized as the most authoritative anthropological books are:

1. "Cultural Anthropology" (Cultural Anthropology), William A. Haviland (United States) by the Shanghai Social Science Press in January 2006 (this academic strong, rich in content)

2. "Anthropology - the study of human beings and their cultures" (Anthropology), Edward B. Taylor (England), Guangxi Normal University Press in May 2004 (this book is more popular, rich in content)

2. Anthropology, Edward B. Taylor (UK), Guangxi Normal University Press, May 2004 (this book is more popular, vivid and easy to understand)

3. Anthropology - Theory/Practice in culture and sociaty, Michael Herzfeld (USA), Shanghai Social Science Press, January 2006 (this book is scholarly and informative)

3. Theory/Practice in culture and sociaty, Michael Herzfeld (USA), Hwa Hsia Publishing House, January 2009 (This book is relatively new, and focuses on social anthropology in the American behaviorist tradition)

4. The Four Traditions of Anthropology: German, French, British, and American Anthropology, Frederik Barthes (Norway), The Commercial Press, December 2008

The above is an introduction, a general introduction, and an overview of the field of anthropology, and the theory and practice of anthropology in the field of culture and sociaty. The above is the introduction, general books, and then recommend to you some of the more basic classics of anthropology, these works laid the foundation of the current anthropology, it is recommended to read along with the introduction books:

1. Claude Lévi-Strauss: Structural Anthropology, The Wild Mind, The Tropic of Melancholy, The Way of the Mask, Jealousy of the Potter's Woman, The Tale of the Lynx.

2. Fraser: The Golden Bough

3. Malinowski: Voyagers in the Western Pacific, Religion, Science, Religion and Myth, A Treatise on Culture.

4. Radcliffe-Brown: Structure and Function of Primitive Societies, Methods of Social Anthropology, The Andaman Islanders

5. Marsal Moss: General Theory of Witchcraft The Nature and Function of Sacrifice.

6. Levi Breuer: Primitive Thinking, How Natives Think.