ANTHROPOLOGY 218b - d.Anthropology of Islands

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Bowdoin College

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Spring 2007. ANNE HENSHAW. Focuses on the diversity of island peoples and cultures and the unique place they hold within the field of anthropology. Explores the range of environmental contexts in which island peoples adapt, as well as the unique socioeconomic systems and historical experiences that characterize them. Examines the powerful sense of cultural identity that islanders share, and the many challenges and opportunities they face in an age of globalization and limited resources. Selected case studies draw from islands in the Pacific and North Atlantic, including Maine, to bring a comparative and interdisciplinary understanding of island societies past and present. (Same as Environmental Studies 213.) Prerequisite: Anthropology 101 or 102.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.bowdoin.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 725-3000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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