Rather than present "Cultural Anthropology" as an encyclopedic array of somewhat unrelated facts, this highly successful text focuses on the relationships between these discrete facts, consistently explaining them within the broader context - as individual pieces that combine to make up a whole of the human puzzle. When combined with the text's understandable writing style, free built-in study guide, and excellent illustrations, this helps make Crapo one of the most approachable, student-friendly books available for the Cultural Anthropology course.
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About the Author:
Richley H. Crapo is a Professor of Anthropology at Utah State University. He received his Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Utah in 1970. He is the author of Cultural Anthropology: Understanding Ourselves and Others (5th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2001), and he has authored and co-authored several other books in subjects related to psychological anthropology and American Indian languages. His area of special interest is the human construction of systems of meaning, particularly in the arenas of personality, gender, and religion.
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