One World, Many Cultures

By Stuart Hirschberg, Terry Hirschberg, Stuart; Hirschberg Terry Hirschberg

Book Overview

For courses in English Composition. This truly global multicultural reader highlights contemporary selections by internationally acclaimed authors The Tenth Edition of One World, Many Cultures is a global, contemporary reader whose international and multicultural selections offer a new direction for freshman composition courses. In eight thematic chapters consisting of readings by internationally recognized writers from 24 countries, the text explores cultural differences and displacement in relation to race, class, gender, region, and nation. One World, Many Cultures also reflects the emphasis on cultural studies and argumentation that has become an integral part of many college programs. Featuring compelling and provocative writings by authors from the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, the text's 52 nonfiction selections--including essays and autobiographies, one short story, and the questions that follow each selection--encourage readers to perceive the relationship between a wide range of experiences in different cultures and the corresponding experiences of writers within the United States.
The Tenth Edition continues to provide a rich sampling of accounts by authentic voices, with 18 new readings and an all-new chapter on the forces that shape gender roles and the experiences of those who have overcome cultural barriers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0134425723
• ISBN13: 9780134425726
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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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 Culture Shapes Gender Roles, How Work Creates Identity, Class Conflicts, The State and the Individual, Strangers in a Strange Land, The Role Customs Play in Different Cultures, and The Impact of War. Authors include George Orwell, Joan Didion, Amy Tan, Danny Santiago, and Jamaica Kincaid. Great for a high school or college reading or writing class.