Product Description

Anthropology has a long history of the "other," yet we can look right here at home for the strangeness we seek. We often neglect to ask the questions that reveal our own culture's underlying value and beliefs. In this volume, we bring the American culture into focus. For students to understand the full impact of ethnography, to experience cultural relativity and to gain a foundation to build informed comparisons, students need a firm grasp of their own culture--and need to use this volume. The Third Edition consists of 19 essays written by anthropologists and other scholars using an ethnographic perspective. The essays enable students to understand themselves better by focusing on their own culture and seeing it from a new perspective. This collection gives anthropology a comparative perspective that provides a reflective lens, a mirror, for understanding ourselves and the world in which we live.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #456060 in Books
• Published on: 2001-06-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 216 pages

About the Author
Philip R. DeVita received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis, and is Professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York, Plattsburgh. Professor DeVita's teaching and research interests include cultural, economic, linguistic, and psychological anthropology, as well as peoples of the Pacific and cultures of the Canadian Maritimes. Professor DeVita has edited numerous books and anthologies, including THE NAKED ANTHROPOLOGIST: TALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, AND THE HUMBLED ANTHROPOLOGIST: TALES FROM THEPACIFIC, both published by Wadsworth.

Customer Reviews

Anthropology and Sociology students a must have.
This book is a collection of short accounts of foreign people's experiences in the American Culture; compared to their own culture from that of their home country. The experiences that these people have in the United States gives great insight to how America is a far different culture from her international ones, and it shows some of the short fallings living in America compared to that of other cultures in the world. America also has it's advantages as well over other cultures, as you will read if you purchase this book.

I highly recommend this book for Anthropology and Sociology college students, as well as anyone interested in a great read. The book is around 300 pages and not too long for those who do not like to read, however the content is very interesting for those who love to read. This is a great learning tool for high school Geography and History teachers, as it will give great debates and spur more conversation in the classroom. I highly recommend this book, as it is one of my favorite books and I learned a great deal from.

I highly recommend the 2nd edition out of the 3 editions published if you can find it. It has a small picutre of McDonald's on it, so you will know which one it is.

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Cultural Curve

An excellent read
This book gives a fresh look into American culture which flowed easily and proved to be a very interesting read. They were not 19 dry, difficult essays but in fact were effortless glimpses into how others see us.

Great condition, prompt delivery
Book was in great condition and the service was very promt in delivery.