Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

By Conrad Phillip Kottak

Book Overview

Written by a prominent scholar in the field, Conrad Phillip Kottak, this concise, student-friendly, current introduction to cultural anthropology carefully balances coverage of core topics and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0078035058
• ISBN13: 9780078035050
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"

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Like Reading for Fun!

Learning cultural anthropology through this book is a joy ride. When I was reading, it actually felt like I was reading a New York Times Bestseller! This book captures you attention and it is never boring. I had to read this book for my intro to anthropology class and you can only imagine how fun studying for this class was. I've learned so much from it and I would read it again when I have the time!

Not intimidating to new cultural anthropology students

There is little wasted space in this book. It is to the point. This brevity for me was ideal, but for some readers, perhaps they need more examples. For use in a classroom setting, this is an especially useful work if used in conjunction with a readings from cultural anthropology text such as "Conformity and Conflict." The two complement each other very well. More specifically, I found the latter part of MFH especially interesting-- the chapters dealing with gender, the world system, and stratification. MFH should not only appeal to those within the field of cultural anthropology but also should draw the attention of students working within the sister disciplines of history and sociology.