Cultural Anthropology: The Human Challenge | 
 enlarge | Authors: William A. Haviland, Harald E. L. Prins, Dana Walrath, Bunny Mcbride
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 40481
Media: Paperback
Edition: 12
Pages: 456
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0495095613
Dewey Decimal Number: 301
EAN: 9780495095613
Publication Date: April 9, 2007
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Product Description
Explore the most fascinating, creative, dangerous, and complex species alive today: you and your neighbors in the global village. With compelling photos, engaging examples, and select studies by anthropologists in far-flung places, the authors of CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: The Human Challenge provide a holistic view of anthropology to help you make sense of today's world. With this text you will discover the different ways humans face the challenge of existence, the connection between biology and culture in the shaping of human beliefs and behavior, and the impact of globalization on peoples and cultures around the world.
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 anthropology instructor recommends September 5, 2008
Tess of the twins plus one (SF bay area)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I use this book in my cultural anthropology courses in part because it does what is expected: cover the major divisions of what an introductory class should expose students. However, the plus to me is that the last couple of chapters cover culture contact and change based on a dominant culture coming in contact with smaller groups and also covers "globalization" which is directly relevant to the lives of my students. So at the end of our term we can switch a bit from abstract academic discussions to issues happening the in the world today. We examine concepts like "modernization" and whether the western dominant perspective that this is always good (for everyone) is true and we look at global issues that affect our species, nation, security, and subsistence from a diverse perspective. Adding Annual Editions brings the text to life, as well.
The book arrived in excellent conditions September 14, 2008
Nilda Esteban (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book arrived in perfect conditions. I hope this vendor would offer overnight shipping or at least other fast delivery option than regular shipping next time, however he complied with his promises. I am very please.
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Fast Shipping September 15, 2008
Meredith Leon
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book came way before expected and I got it just in time for the class I needed it for!
 review for cultural anthropology: the human challenge October 4, 2008
C. Dang (OC, CA)
This book is not worth for around 100 bucks i paid. Hard to read and not easy to follow
 too expensive September 13, 2008
Dee (California)
I only bought this book because I had to for a college general education class. WAY overpriced for a book I'll never use again. By far more expensive per page than any other text book I've ever had to purchase.
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