The Invisible Culture: Communication in Classroom and Community on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation [Paperback]

Susan Urmston Philips (Author)

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Publication Date: September 1992 | ISBN-10: 0881336947 | ISBN-13: 978-0881336948

A classic in the fields of educational anthropology and sociolinguistics, this volume offers much to the understanding of the organization of communication in the classroom. With an approach that balances both theory and application, Philips explores the experience of Warm Springs Indian children in an American school. She reveals the ways in which the daily interactions among the teachers and students place the Indian children in a subordinate position not only by virtue of their status as children and students relative to adult teachers, but also as Indians relative to the dominant Euro- American culture. While this book is ostensibly about the experience of the Warm Springs children, it also expresses important insights for anyone who seeks to understand the role of language in culture.

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Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Kawagley, A Yupiaq Worldview: A Pathway to Ecology and Spirit, Second Edition (ISBN 9781577663843) and Spindler, Education and Cultural Process: Anthropological Approaches, Third Edition (ISBN 9780881339581).

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• Paperback: 147 pages
• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc (September 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881336947
• ISBN-13: 978-0881336948
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #508,095 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is def. a book to curl up with in front of the fire place!!!, June 25, 2008

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This review is from: The Invisible Culture: Communication in Classroom and Community on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation (Paperback)

its about racism and how the Native Americans have been massacred by the "You Know Who"...seriously it targets anthropological issues affecting the indian reservations in the USA. By all means, go ahead and purchase this Buch.