A leading name in anthropology‎,‎ Conrad Philip Kottak continues to define student learning in the general anthropology course‎.‎ Anthropology‎:‎ Appreciating Human Diversity offers an up‎-to‎-date holistic introduction to general anthropology from the four‎-field perspective‎.‎ Key themes of appreciating the experiences students bring to the classroom‎,‎ appreciating human diversity‎,‎ and appreciating the field of anthropology are showcased throughout the text‎.‎ Focusing on an increasingly interconnected world‎,‎ the new Focus on Globalization essays examine topics as diverse as tourism in the ancient and modern worlds‎,‎ global disease pandemics‎,‎ world events ‎(‎including the Olympics and the World Cup‎)‎‎,‎ and the expansion of international finance and branding‎.‎