Reflecting on America Anthropological Views of U. S. Culture

Name: Reflecting on America Anthropological Views of U. S. Culture
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ISBN: 9780205481439

ISBN-10: 0205481434

ISBN-13: 9780205481439

Edition: 2008

Authors: Clare L. Boulanger

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In the spirit of Horace Miner, thisnbsp;thought-provoking, yet accessible anthology of articles, casts mainstream USA in the role of the "other".nbsp;It is composed primarily of articles written by American anthropologists on American mainstream culture, and address traditional ethnographic categories covered by anthropologists: myth & ritual, economynbsp;& power, and language ideology.nbsp;

Book details

List price: $57.80
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/23/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English




Introduction: we have met the Nacirema, and they are Us(ans)




Usans: The Real People confront globalization


Myth And Ritual



A pilgrimage to the past: Civil War reenactors at Gettysburg




Mining history: small town histories and celebrations among the Nacirema




Metakinesis: how God becomes intimate in contemporary U.S. Christianity




Paradise is for pussies: Star Trek and the Myth of the Bad Mother




Being versus doing in international sports



Economy, Society, Power



Consuming America




The button: not a simple notion




Consuming New Hampshires nature: changing views of the White Mountains




The female world of cards and holidays: women, families, and the work of kinship




Fort Bragg on the verge of a new century: military restructuring, civilian camouflage, and hot peace



Reflecting on America table of contents, page 2



Explorations of class and consciousness in the U.S.




Welcome to an East Harlem shooting gallery




Mickey, Nicky, and Barbie: Kinderculture in America



Language And Thought



Nuf and E-nuf among the Nacirema




Gunspeak: the influence of Americas gun culture on everyday communication




American cultural denial: the CATs compass




Dangerous assumptions of American culture