World Cultures: Global Mosaic [Hardcover]

Iftikhar Ahmad (Author), Herbert Brodsky (Author), Marylee S. Crofts (Author), Elisabeth Gaynor Ellis (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall; 4 edition (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130501913
• ISBN-13: 978-0130501912
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #765,187 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reference!, January 15, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: World Cultures: Global Mosaic (Hardcover)

This is an amazing text on the culture and geography of the world! There is an introductory unit, Africa unit (which I am on), South Asia, Southeast Asia; Australia; and Oceania, and many others. It really helps you understand it clearly. It is a great text to refer to if you have any questions about culture and geography. In each unit there is a section on the geography and early histry, a seciton on the heritage, and a section about the place in transitition, and it in the world today, if I remember correctly. Wow!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The worst, February 6, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: World Cultures: Global Mosaic (Hardcover)

This book is to put it plainly, horrible. It lightly brushes over topics with out going even slightly deeper in to them, and seems to be a collection of texts from old history/geography text books. You don't learn much about culture here.

What's worse is the teacher resource kits and the worksheets/tests provided. They don't get students to "think", and instead seem to emphasize on memorizing information.

Definately NOT recommended, especially not for high school.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, August 29, 2009

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This review is from: World Cultures: Global Mosaic (Hardcover)

We received the necessary book for my daughter to complete the course she was taking on-line. It was received with-in 5 days of ordering. Thank you very much!