The latest addition to The Teaching Company's comprehensive lecture series offering higher-ed for the armchair bound, Peoples and Cultures of the World is an excellent introductory anthropology course taught by Dr. Edward Fischer of Vanderbilt University. The 24-lecture set opens with a definition of anthropology and a mapping out of the four disciplines with which it is associated, followed by guidelines for defining culture among multiple societies. An engaging instructor who supplements his comments with interesting visuals, Fischer explores various languages, religious beliefs, rites of passage, marital relationships, social structures, and economic systems within specific cultures and civilizations, before concluding with a look at the impact of globalization on many ethnic groups. The course comes with a complete transcript, outline, glossary, a suggested bibliography, and more. College students will enjoy having this as a supplement for coursework, advanced placement high school students will appreciate having access to an undergraduate level course, and public library patrons will love exploring new topics without the rigor of deadlines or the financial burden of tuition. Highly recommended. Aud: H, C, P. (L. Stevens)
Peoples and Cultures of the World
(2004) 6 videocassettes or 4 discs. 1,080 min. VHS: $89.95, DVD: $109.95. The Teaching Company. PPR. Color cover. ISBN: 1-56585-918-9 (vhs), 1-56585-920-0 (dvd). Volume 20, Issue 2
Peoples and Cultures of the World
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