Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, 5/e
Conrad Phillip Kottak,
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
ISBN: 0073530905 Copyright year: 2007
About the Author: Conrad Phillip Kottak
Conrad Phillip Kottak (A.B. Columbia, 1963; Ph.D. Columbia, 1966) is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, where he has taught since 1968.
In 1991 he was honored for his teaching by the University and the state of Michigan. In 1992 he received an excellence in teaching award from the College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts of the University of Michigan.
Professor Kottak has done fieldwork in cultural anthropology in
Brazil (since 1962),
Madagascar (since 1966),
and the United States.
Conrad Kottak's articles have appeared in academic journals including American Anthropologist, Journal of Anthropological Research, American Ethnologist, Ethnology, Human Organization, and Luso-Brazilian Review. He has also written for more popular journals, including Transaction/SOCIETY, Natural History, Psychology Today, and General Anthropology.
In current research projects, Kottak and his colleagues have investigated
the emergence of ecological awareness in Brazil,
the social context of deforestation in Madagascar, and
popular participation in economic development planning in northeastern Brazil.
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