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<p>Welcome to the second edition of Perspectives and Open Access Anthropology!</p><p>We are delighted to bring to you this novel textbook, a collection of chapters on the essential topics in cultural anthropology. Different from other introductory textbooks, this book is an edited volume with each chapter written by a different author. Each author has written from their experiences working as an anthropologist and that personal touch makes for an accessible introduction to cultural anthropology.</p><p>An electronic version of this textbook is available free of charge at the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges' webpage here: http: //perspectives.americananthro.org/</p>