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Written by anthropologists and other scholars using an ethnographic perspective to interpret aspects of American culture, these essays enable students to understand themselves better by focusing on others in their cultures, giving anthropology a comparative perspective that provides... Read Full 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 beliefs. In this volume, we bring the American culture into focus. For students... Read Full Overview