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Applying Cultural Anthropology: An Introductory Reader

2 reviews
Aaron Podolefsky, Peter Brown

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2006

Excellent materials, great selection
First off, I'd like to agree with the first reviewer. This is an excellent compilation that stands by itself (although, for an intro class, it definitely requires a "discipline-oriented" text book like Kottak as a guiding force). I would recommend this book highly to my fellow anthros and to general readers alike. What follows is a brief summary of some of my favorite articles in the ...

Applying Anthropology: An Introductory Reader

4 reviews
Aaron Podolefsky, Peter Brown

McGraw-Hill, 2006

Engaging Reading
This is a phenomenal collection of essays, ranging from ancient agricultural techniques to the interpretation of Shakespeare in remote Africa. It provides basic, easy to read, and entirely absorbing examples of how the field of anthropology (as well as linguistics, sociology, archeology, paleontology, and more) is at work around the globe. Each reading is brief enough to engage even the most ...