[Review of] Joyce Moss and George Wilson. Peoples of the World: North Americans-The Cultural, Geographical Setting and Historical Background of 37 North American Peoples

Authors

Harriet Ottenheimer

Orginal Publication Date

1991

Journal Title

Explorations in Sights and Sounds

Volume

11

Issue

ess/vol11/iss1

First Page

41

Last Page

42

Abstract

This is a disappointing book. It might even be a dangerous book. Disappointing because although it looks like a reference book, it turns out to have too many errors to be of much use in that fashion. Dangerous because if it finds its way into school libraries, then many of those errors will invariably find their way into student papers and student minds. Almost to add insult to injury, in what I assume is an attempt to provide a simple, readable text to a wide (and perhaps school-aged) population, the writers have adopted a remarkably awkward style. Some examples should suffice to make the problems clear.

Rights

Copyright, ​©EES, The National Association for Ethnic Studies, 1991