Distant Mirrors: America as a Foreign Culture

by Philip R. DeVita and James D. Armstrong

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0534556485
• ISBN13: 9780534556488
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Great for my work

Loved it. Highly recommended by colleagues. Timeless despite having been published much earlier.

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.

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