The Benefits of Publishing with UTP Higher Education

Many academic presses have jumped on the textbook bandwagon these days. But not all presses are equal in the way they approach the publishing process. Some ask authors themselves to take on the work of copyediting. Others do limited promotion. … read more…

  • dateNovember 16, 2012
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  • posted byAnne Brackenbury
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Introducing the Teaching Culture Series

There are a lot of excellent textbooks and collections of readings for introductory cultural anthropology courses out there. Yet whether you use a textbook, reader, or some mix of the two, what really makes an introductory course memorable to students, … read more…

  • dateNovember 16, 2012
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Five Ways to Think Differently About Textbooks

As part of the lead-up to the five-year anniversary of UTP’s Higher Education Division, we have been submitting blog postings to the main UTP Blog that explore the purpose and various functions of our division. We would like to reblog … read more…

  • dateNovember 16, 2012
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  • posted byAnne Brackenbury
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Author Interview: Bob Muckle

In the second of a series of regular online interviews, the author of Indigenous Peoples of North America: A Concise Anthropological Overview, Bob Muckle, shares his inspirations for writing the book, his hopes for what readers of the book will … read more…

  • dateNovember 16, 2012
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You Say “Indian,” I Say “Native”

Indigenous Peoples of North America is a concise, affordable overview of the key issues facing Indigenous peoples in North America, from prehistory to the present. The following excerpt is taken from the very beginning of the book, and seeks to … read more…

  • dateNovember 16, 2012
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