Essentials of Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age

by Kenneth J. Guest

Give students the tools to engage with the biggest issues of our time “Anthropology may be the most important course you take in college.” It is how Ken Guest goes about proving this bold claim that has made his family of books the most popular in the market. The new edition of Essentials of Cultural Anthropology unmasks cultural power structures and demonstrates how the research strategies and analytical perspectives of anthropology help us understand and navigate big issues such as racism, sexism, the unequal impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and climate change. New features―including low-stakes Check Your Understanding questions in the Norton Illumine Ebook that motivate students and build confidence in their learning support successful outcomes for all students and make an already great teaching tool better than ever.

Genres: School

483 pages, Paperback

Published July 1, 2023

Reviews

[Claire Delia]

i don’t care what you say this was my anthro textbook and i read almost every single word of this so i’m counting it

[Happy Scrappy Hero Pup · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read and studied for university course. Well written and interesting, but definitely embraces viewpoints that are politically motivated. While a book like this cannot be completely objective - due to the subject matter - they could've been far more objective than they were when explaining cultural aspects. Yes, I realize that is extremely subjective, but so are social sciences.

[M Weir · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty interesting and engaging for a textbook.

[Sydnee Melton]

This was the most expensive book I’ve ever read, never again.

[maddie todd · Rating 3 out of 5]

read for my anthro class it was boring as hell and i kinda only read half of it but i need something to represent how much ao3 i read