いわゆる未開文化だけではなく、近代社会や都市社会へその射程が拡大された文化人類学の思想や理論、方法論に関するエッセンスというべきテクストをテーマ別に６０件以上精選収録したコレクション。In four volumes; i) Moorings: on the anthropological imagination in the last fifty years; ii) Modernities: topics such as nationalism, citizenship, human rights, etc.; iii) Emergence: on the re-making of society and culture in the wake of massive change such as "globalization"; iv) Engagements: between anthropologists in different national and cultural contexts, with other disciplines and with the public sphere.