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Selections from old anthropological writings are countered by full-color photographs of people who, in 1999, are exhibiting the same behavior we might have thought of as uncivilized if the passages alone were considered. The dichotomy of old versus new raises sociological issues that teens and adults will find fascinating and thought-provoking.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 5 Up-This thought-provoking book explores the parallels between modern American culture and "uncivilized" societies from the past. Fleischman has selected 27 quotations from various printed works, most of which describe the writers' impressions of what might be considered barbarous behaviors. The quotes are paired with full-page color photographs depicting contemporary scenes from the United States, grouped into thematic categories such as "youth," "appearance," and "old age." A passage about a "heathen boy's education" describes various preparations for war; the opposite photo shows a boy aiming a toy gun at a video-arcade mall. Some of the parallels are dead on. Chinese ancestral tablets relate neatly to the mantelpiece of family photographs in the matching picture. Others are less direct. It's a bit of a jump to equate baseball players slapping palms with "laying-on of hands" and then to cannibalism. Several of the combinations are quite powerful. A collage of advertisements for cosmetic surgery takes on new meaning when aligned with a description of a practice among some North American Indians of shaping an infant's head with planks and boards. Other times the connection is more ironic, as in the comment by Marco Polo about astrologers accompanied by a photo of various modern newsstand tabloids. The author and photographer show restraint in their selections, avoiding obvious choices that might trivialize the parallels. Most of the excerpts are straight descriptions, without judgments, but in some cases the writer's views are clearly not objective. After spending time with this title, most readers will emerge with plenty of food for thought, discussion, and reflection.-Steven Engelfried, Deschutes County Library, Bend, OR (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
This artfully executed book pairs over two dozen color photos of current American culture with quotes from early explorers and missionaries describing primitive cultures. Because the pairings are so deft (Marco Polo's comment about thirteenth-century astrologers faces a photo of tabloid predictions), the quotes' ironic relevance will inspire amusement and awe rather than cynicism. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 6^-12. In his introduction, Fleischman writes that the goal of this book is to get teens to consider "how much we have in common with people of every age and place." Toward that end, a photo of contemporary New York City teenage girls out on the town is paired with an excerpt from a 1922 book by Martin Johnson describing cannibals in the New Hebrides: "worse than naked . . . for they worship sex, and what clothing they wear calls attention to their sex rather than conceals it." A description of canoe decorations used by Solomon Islanders is linked to a picture of hood ornaments on luxury cars. In a series of double-page spreads, Fleischman pairs text with photographs by John Whalen to compare present and past cultures: a picture of a contemporary scene, object, or ritual faces a brief description, usually written by an anthropologist or historian, of something similar from the past. A few of the links are tenuous, but most have an eerie resemblance that will pique teen interest. A book that not only asks teens to find the connections in history and between cultures, but also will help them look more objectively at their own culture and consider the importance of cosmetics, graffiti, and even video games. A browser's delight and one that is sure to generate discussion. Source notes are appended. --Randy Meyer