Cultural Anthropology

by Barbara D. Miller, Penny van Esterik, John Van Esterik

with MyAnthroLab Access Code Card

Genres: Anthropology, Textbooks, Nonfiction, School, Cultural, Social Science, Reference

472 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1000

Reviews

[Rowena · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the textbook I used for my freshman Anthropology course, which I loved. My professor had done a year of fieldwork with the Iskut First Nations in northern British Columbia. He really knew his stuff and explained the material in the book in a way I found fascinating. I definitely learned a lot from this book, especially about the concept of eurocentrism and also the fact that the word "exotic" used to describe someone or something is generally a no-no. Great pictures and case studies in this book. I would say it's a good introduction to anthropology but it doesn't go too much into depth.

[Danai · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the textbook used for my Cultural Anthropology course. Though there were a number of things that were dated, overall, it was a good textbook. I learned a lot about the key concepts of cultural anthropology, the various roles of cultural anthropologists, and I found the cultural insights/ethnographic examples to include a wide variety of interesting and insightful information. The chapter summaries were concise and very useful for identifying key concepts to study more closely.

[Ihor Kolesnyk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Гарне ілюстроване видання. Мінімум інформації, теоретична складова також на мінімалках. Пасує для вступу у тему, розуміння напрямів і далі вже можна шукати за бібліографією, яка у тексті цілком ок.

[Shelly Wilson · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have read several cultural anthropology textbooks for classes I teach and this is the worst I have encountered. Do not recommend, and would not use again if given the choice.

[Mellie Durrett-johnson]

Required reading for a class.

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

una mega ayuda en el primer semestre gracias profe olga por enseñarme este libro

[Bettie · Rating 1 out of 5]

sheesh!

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good for a textbook, learned something interesting things.