Title: Excellent introduction to anthropology
Product review: I have taught this book several times, and recommended it often. It supplies the best concise introduction to modern anthropology that I know of, with extremely well chosen examples and chapter-by-chapter recommended readings. The author added considerable coverage of the interpretive modes that were largely absent from the first edition, making the book much more relevant for most anthropologists today. As a pocket-sized book it is much more affordable than most of the regular textbooks on the market, and I strongly recommend faculty teaching introductory courses to consider this fine and readable little book. Used with one or two small ethnographies (like the many in the Spindler series) one can easily construct a wide range of variations on the theme of the introductory anthropology course.
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