Choice 评论
An update of Underhill's original work, published in 1946, itself a harkening back to the 1880s; thus, the reader must be careful to not project a romantic image onto the Indians' lifestyles that are presented. Three pages of text that briefly discuss precise changes in Puebloan contemporary life, appended to the end of the original book, cannot limn sufficiently what it is like to live in a Southwestern Pueblo community today. Rather than following a typical-day scenario, Underhill considers foods (wild and cultivated), shelter, clothing, and customs, as well as social and family life. Puebloan communities in both Arizona and New Mexico are included, as is a truncated reference to the prehistoric Puebloan people. Illustrations are well chosen; they include maps, photographs, and paintings by a Puebloan artist. Writing level and nontechnical vocabulary make the book suitable for community college or general readers. C. R. Farrer; California State University, Chico