Write a Book review on one of the following books. You need to address anthropological topics in your review. It will be beneficial to you to have some idea about the culture in your book as we cover those topics in the course. The Gebusi: Lives Transformed in a Rainforest World. 3rd or 4th edition. Bruce Knauft. Waveland Press. ISBN 978-1-4786-3003-6. The Parish Behind Gods Back: The Changing Culture of Rural Barbados. 2nd or later edition. Gmelch, George and Sharon. Waveland Press. ISBN: 978-1-57766-775-9 As Strong as the Mountains: A Kurdish Cultural Journey. 2nd or later edition. Robert Brenneman. Waveland Press. ISBN 978-1-57766-477-9 Nan: The Life of an Irish Traveling Women. Sharon Bonn Gmelch. Any edition. Waveland Press. ISBN 978-0-88133-602-5 The Bakairi Indians of Brazil: Politics, Ecology, and Change. 2nd or later edition. Debra Picchi. Waveland Press. ISBN 978-1-57766-430-2 Dancing Skeletons: Life and Death in West Africa. Any edition. Katherine A. Dettwyler. Waveland Press. ISBN 978-1-4786-0758-8 Violence and Hope in a U.S. Mexico Border Town. Any edition. Jody Glittenberg. Waveland Press. ISBN 978-1-5766-499-4 Your review should address the following questions. The point value possible for each question is show in parenthesis after the topic. There is no specific page requirement for the review. You should expect to write more on the topics with high point value than you would on the topics with low point value. Reviews that most thoroughly address the topics will receive the best score. If you use any quotations from the book, you should simply put the page number in parenthesis after the quote. Any quotations used should be short, no more than 2-3 sentences. There is no need to do outside research for this project. I am looking for your thoughts and words to analyze and describe the culture. Please number your responses per the sections below. I. List title, the author, and state why you selected this book. II. Describe the book: What people or cultures are discussed, who are the main characters, what is the location, what is the author trying to learn or understand, etc. III. Explore issues the book raises: What anthropological topics are covered? Discuss at least four aspects of the culture (economics, disease and illness, kinship, politics, spiritual beliefs, communication/language, and expressive culture/art). How does the culture of group reflect or dictate practices within these areas? Does the author discuss outside influences on the culture? If so, what are those influences? Be specific in your responses. IV. Relate the book to larger issues:Do you think the book could have an impact on society in general? How did the book affect you? How have your opinions about the topic or the culture changed? How is the book related to your understanding of the culture described? How did the book impact your ideas about different cultures? V. Did you like the book? Would you recommend the book? Why or why not. VI. Technical issues: Grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, citations.

Write a Book review on one of the following books. You need to address anthropological topics in your review. It will be beneficial to you to have some idea about the culture in your book as we cover those topics in the course. The Gebusi: Lives Transformed in a Rainforest World. 3rd or 4th edition. Bruce Knauft. Waveland Press. ISBN 978-1-4786-3003-6. The Parish Behind Gods Back: The Changing Culture of Rural Barbados. 2nd or later edition. Gmelch, George and Sharon. Waveland Press. ISBN: 978-1-57766-775-9 As Strong as the Mountains: A Kurdish Cultural Journey. 2nd or later edition. Robert Brenneman. Waveland Press. ISBN 978-1-57766-477-9 Nan: The Life of an Irish Traveling Women. Sharon Bonn Gmelch. Any edition. Waveland Press. ISBN 978-0-88133-602-5 The Bakairi Indians of Brazil: Politics, Ecology, and Change. 2nd or later edition. Debra Picchi. Waveland Press. ISBN 978-1-57766-430-2 Dancing Skeletons: Life and Death in West Africa. Any edition. Katherine A. Dettwyler. Waveland Press. ISBN 978-1-4786-0758-8 Violence and Hope in a U.S. Mexico Border Town. Any edition. Jody Glittenberg. Waveland Press. ISBN 978-1-5766-499-4 Your review should address the following questions. The point value possible for each question is show in parenthesis after the topic. There is no specific page requirement for the review. You should expect to write more on the topics with high point value than you would on the topics with low point value. Reviews that most thoroughly address the topics will receive the best score. If you use any quotations from the book, you should simply put the page number in parenthesis after the quote. Any quotations used should be short, no more than 2-3 sentences. There is no need to do outside research for this project. I am looking for your thoughts and words to analyze and describe the culture. Please number your responses per the sections below. I. List title, the author, and state why you selected this book. II. Describe the book: What people or cultures are discussed, who are the main characters, what is the location, what is the author trying to learn or understand, etc. III. Explore issues the book raises: What anthropological topics are covered? Discuss at least four aspects of the culture (economics, disease and illness, kinship, politics, spiritual beliefs, communication/language, and expressive culture/art). How does the culture of group reflect or dictate practices within these areas? Does the author discuss outside influences on the culture? If so, what are those influences? Be specific in your responses. IV. Relate the book to larger issues:Do you think the book could have an impact on society in general? How did the book affect you? How have your opinions about the topic or the culture changed? How is the book related to your understanding of the culture described? How did the book impact your ideas about different cultures? V. Did you like the book? Would you recommend the book? Why or why not. VI. Technical issues: Grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, citations.