Milton describes three trends that are causing a fundamental shift in what characterizes anthropology: dissatisfaction with the cultural relativist perspective, reaction against cartesian dualisms which obstructs progress in theory (nature culture divide), and finally an increased attention to globalization (transcending the barriers or time/space).
mˈɪltən dᵻskɹˈaɪbz θɹˈiː tɹˈɛndz ðæt ɑːɹ kˈɔːzɪŋ ɐ fˌʌndəmˈɛntəl ʃˈɪft ɪn wʌt kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪzᵻz ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒi: dɪsˌæɾɪsfˈækʃən wɪððə kˈʌltʃɚɹəl ɹˈɛlətˌɪvɪst pɚspˈɛktɪv, ɹɪˈækʃən ɐɡˈɛnst kɑːɹtˈiːʒən dˈuːəlˌɪzəmz wˌɪtʃ əbstɹˈʌkts pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ɪn θˈiəɹi nˈeɪtʃɚ kˈʌltʃɚ dᵻvˈaɪd, ænd fˈaɪnəli ɐn ɪŋkɹˈiːst ɐtˈɛnʃən tə ɡlˌoʊbəlᵻzˈeɪʃən tɹænsˈɛndɪŋ ðə bˈæɹɪɹz ɔːɹ tˈaɪm slˈæʃ spˈeɪs.