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Dr. Kluckhohn, professor of anthropology at Harvard University, has written this book to show the nonspecialist what anthropology can contribute to man's understanding of the world of today. The book won him the first prize in a contest for scientific books for the layman. It is an excellent introduction to anthropology, offering a good survey of its history, its various branches and its present status. Chapters on customs, potsherds, skulls, etc. are its building material. Culture is defined as that part of the environment that is