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One World, Many Cultures (6th Edition)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 428.6
EAN: 9780321355645
Edition: 6
ISBN: 0321355644
Label: Longman
Manufacturer: Longman
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 576
Publication Date: December 23, 2005
Publisher: Longman
Studio: Longman
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Editorial Review:
This truly global multicultural reader features almost 60 contemporary selections by internationally acclaimed authors from 22 countries. These compelling readings explore cultural differences in relation to race, class, gender, and nationality, challenging readers to compare their experiences with those of others in radically different cultural circumstances.
Introduces readers to the culture and people of other countries through the eyes of someone from that culture.
Family life, adolescent relationships, gender roles, work and the environment, race and class conflicts, social and political issues, “the other,” and customs, rituals, and values — from the perspectives of authors from 22 countries.
General interest in global issues / other cultures.
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Rating:  - Diverse and Thought-Provoking Anthology
This grab-bag of writings from around the world includes Kate Wilhelm's short story "The Village," which dramatizes the Vietnam War in an unusual way; Octavio Paz's analysis of "The Day of the Dead" in Mexico; and Samir Al-Khalil's account of how Saddam Hussein uses fear to control the people of Iraq. Truly multicultural, this collection has a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction from around the world. Themes include The Family in Different Cultures, Turning Points, How ... Read More
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