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The Anthropologists
A Dakota Johnson x TeaTime Book Club Pick
New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Selection
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
"Savas is an author who simply, and astoundingly, knows." -Bryan Washington Asya and Manu are looking at apartments, envisioning their future in a foreign city. What should their life here look like? What rituals will structure their days? Whom can they consider family? As the young couple dreams about the possibilities of each new listing, Asya, a documentarian, gathers footage from the neighborhood like an anthropologist observing local customs. "Forget about daily life," chides her grandmother on the phone. "We named you for a whole continent and you're filming a park." Back in their home countries parents age, grandparents get sick, nieces and nephews grow up--all just slightly out of reach. But Asya and Manu's new world is growing, too, they hope. As they open the horizons of their lives, what and whom will they hold onto, and what will they need to release? Unfolding over a series of apartment viewings, late-night conversations, last rounds of drinks and lazy breakfasts, The Anthropologists is a soulful examination of homebuilding and modern love, written with Aysegül Savas' distinctive elegance, warmth, and humor
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The collective of authors, known as “The Anthropologists”, makes an intriguing study of an interesting subject matter- culture, human behavior and anthropology. This book goes deep into the intricacies of human societies, dealing with ways of life of people in the antiquity and in the present times. It brings forth views of anthropologists who have played an important role in how we understand ourselves, how we interact and how we change as a race. The storyline also addresses historical developments alongside its relevance to the contemporary society which makes it suitable and interesting to a wide range of readers.
A large number of the book’s illustrations relate to the ordinary life of people in different parts of the globe, demonstrating the likeness and the diversity which characterize mankind. Readers will gain such knowledge about the people of the world that only anthropologists normally possess as to how people’s behavior is determined by their culture, their environment, the organization of society, and much more. This gripping narrative is well-suited for everyone who seeks to answer the question of what it is to be human in the pluralistic context.
This review motivates readers to buy the book for it is highly informative and should make a great read for anyone who wants a different view toward the development. The authors have not only limited themselves to students of anthropology only but anyone who wants to explore the cultural diversity of humanity with understanding and appreciation of the s.
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