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Thomson Advantage Books: Cultural Anthropology: A Problem-Based Approach

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As a prof, I was happy to assign this book. After all, I loved Robbins' Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism (4th Edition) (a fabulous book), and I needed a basic anthro text to provide basics. And, indeed, many basic anthropological themes are offered. However, the organization and style of presentation are terribly awkward. The book is more or less ruined by a question and answer format. The text is boring to read, and difficult to work with. I found it very difficult to integrate into my course. Say, for example, I wanted to work with kinship... the book's strange splicing of the subject, teamed with its fumbled questions, left me flummoxed. I will continue to look for Robbins work, but I will never assign this book again.

this is a decent book, very informative, but not my favorite though that doesn't stop me from reading it. for those that wish to get a different perspective on our culture then this is a good book to check out

Not only was this book cheap, but it came in great condition. It arrived quickly and it's actually a very useful book if you're taking an Anthropology class.

I selected free ground shipping and still got it in a couple days! Thanks Amazon, you guys are great!

As for the content, its for school... it does its job.

I'm sure the book was a great help for those who actually got their copy, my seller never sent the book and i'm still trying to get my money bacy