ACROSS CULTURES: READER& LB BRIEF&MYCOMPLAB (8th Edition)

Politics & Social Sciences

Gillespie, Sheena

Becker, Robert

Anthropology

Longman

OverviewDesigned to offer an appealing anthology where there is an increased general interest in connections between and among cultures, Across Cultures, Fifth Edition strives to promote understanding of diverse cultures. The book provides an extensive sampling of and advocates acceptance of a diversity of voices, while suggesting ways to probe the correspondences, interrelationships, and mutual benefits of that diversity. The selections cover an even greater variety of cultural facets than the table of contents indicates. For example, the readings in "Work," the subject of Chapter 4, lead students to consider related subjects such as affirmative action, immigration, cultural displacement, family narratives, and definitions of success. Throughout the text, readers are encouraged to draw connections between and among readings through "Correspondence" questions that accompany each selection, thus developing their critical thinking skills. For those interested in developing their critical thinking, reading and writing skills, while learning about cultural diversity.

Across Cultures: A Reader for Writers

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Allyn&Bacon

Across Cultures Review Copy

Pearson Professional Education

With classic and contemporary selections by authors from a wide range of racial and ethnic groups, Literature Across Cultures, 2009 MLA Update 5/e introduces the reader to important literary works and helps readers explore critical themes of our times, such as gender and identity, the effects of war and violence, race and culture, and more.

Literature Across Cultures: 2009 MLA Guidelines

Literature & Fiction

Fonseca, Terezinha

Pipolo, Anthony P.

History & Criticism

Strategies for Writers is a rhetorically arranged reader which is offered at a net price that is less than two thirds the price of comparable readers. The book offers a balance of classic and contemporary selections written by men and women. Reading topics include a variety of areas of interest such as family, community, the media, education, work, cultural differences, and gender. A full range of apparatus is designed to help readers grasp strategies for rhetorical arrangement and to develop good reading and writing practices. For anyone interested in improving the skills of reading and writing.

Strategies for Writers: A Reader

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Pearson

This thematic introduction to literature including both traditional and contemporary writers, Western and non-Western writers, asks the reader to observe, reflect on, and comment upon the social, political, and cultural aspects of the literature being examined. The literature itself is organized thematically. Within each unit, stories, poems, and plays are arranged in clusters to provoke personal, analytical, and critical responses. Two essays per chapter encourage readers to respond critically to the thematic issues under discussion. This new edition includes two new plays, Euripides' The Trojan Women and Moliere's Tartuff, along with a revised section on "Using Film and Video." Also contains a section on "Using the Internet to Research Literary Sources" as well as an expanded glossary of literary and cultural terms. For those interested in a global and multicultural approach to literature.

Literature Across Cultures (3rd Edition)

Sanger, Carol A.

Designed to offer an appealing anthology where there is an increased general interest in connections between and among cultures, Across Cultures, Fifth Edition strives to promote understanding of diverse cultures. The book provides an extensive sampling of and advocates acceptance of a diversity of voices, while suggesting ways to probe the correspondences, interrelationships, and mutual benefits of that diversity. The selections cover an even greater variety of cultural facets than the table of contents indicates. For example, the readings in "Work," the subject of Chapter 4, lead students to consider related subjects such as affirmative action, immigration, cultural displacement, family narratives, and definitions of success. Throughout the text, readers are encouraged to draw connections between and among readings through "Correspondence" questions that accompany each selection, thus developing their critical thinking skills.  For those interested in developing their critical thinking, reading and writing skills, while learning about cultural diversity.

Across Cultures: A Reader for Writers (5th Edition)

Singleton, Robert

Designed to offer an appealing anthology where there is an increased interest in connections between and among cultures, Across Cultures, strives to promote understanding of diverse cultures among students. The book advocates acceptance of the diversity of voices, while suggesting ways to probe the correspondences, interrelationships, and mutual benefits of that diversity. The selections cover a great variety of cultural facets. For example, the readings in “Work,” the subject of Chapter 5, lead students to consider related subjects such as affirmative action, immigration, cultural displacement, family narratives, and definitions of success. Throughout the text, students are encouraged to draw connections between and among readings through “Correspondence” questions that accompany each selection, thus developing their critical thinking skills.

This thematic introduction to literature is distinguished by its inclusion of both traditional and contemporary writers, writers from the British and American tradition, ethnic writers from the United States, and writers from other cultures. A newly revised pedagogy highlights brevity, clarity, and accuracy, providing simple and effective strategies for reading and writing about literature. Readers are asked to observe, reflect on, and comment upon the social, political, and cultural aspects of the literature being examined in order to develop a thorough understanding without filtering through too much technical writing. The literature itself is organized thematically into units, each including stories, poems, and plays arranged in clusters to provoke personal, analytical, and critical responses. For those interested in studying literature from other cultures.

Literature Across Cultures (4th Edition)

Literary

Short Retail Description: Designed to offer an appealing anthology where there is an increased interest in connections between and among cultures, Across Cultures, strives to promote understanding of diverse cultures among students. Designed to offer an appealing anthology where there is an increased interest in connections between and among cultures, Across Cultures, strives to promote understanding of diverse cultures among students. Each unit contains selections on American culture by American writers, selections by writers from diverse ethnic groups within the United States, and selections by writers writing from or about cultures elsewhere, thus placing American culture and its diversity into a context of world culture.

Across Cultures: A Reader For Writers

Social Sciences

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ACROSS CULTURES: READER& LB BRIEF&MYCOMPLAB (8th Edition)

Across Cultures: A Reader for Writers

Across Cultures Review Copy

Literature Across Cultures: 2009 MLA Guidelines

Strategies for Writers: A Reader

Literature Across Cultures (3rd Edition)

Across Cultures: A Reader for Writers (5th Edition)

Across Cultures: A Reader for Writers

Literature Across Cultures (4th Edition)

Across Cultures: A Reader For Writers