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h3dakota's review against another edition
3.0
Textbook for class, partly high level intro to anthropology with some sections going further into detail than I'd expected for an intro level class (specifically around kinship).
buang83's review against another edition
3.0
This book is a solid, if unexciting, textbook for Cultural Anthropology. Broken down by 16 chapters, it highlights definitions that are important to each area that is studied. If you are learning culture & anthropology for the first time, this will be helpful.
The case studies are interesting - one unique one near the end is about the life of Barrack Obama's mother who was an Anthropologist. It also uses many of the same studies & chapter notes as its sister book "Essence of Anthropology" that is also edited by William Haviland. In other words, if you have read one, I would not recommend reading the other.
So, go ahead and read it if you are new to the subject. But if you have read similar books, then this book would not be as foundational to your studies.
The case studies are interesting - one unique one near the end is about the life of Barrack Obama's mother who was an Anthropologist. It also uses many of the same studies & chapter notes as its sister book "Essence of Anthropology" that is also edited by William Haviland. In other words, if you have read one, I would not recommend reading the other.
So, go ahead and read it if you are new to the subject. But if you have read similar books, then this book would not be as foundational to your studies.
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