Yes, anthropology will tell you the many varied ways humans have lived; this is, broadly, tribally or Civilized. Amongst the Civilized you can see the various nations of the world and our differences in religion, customs, diet, history, tradition, governments, etc. Amongst the uncivilized you will see the same distinctions, but you're more relegated to history, given that Civilization has left very few tribes around to practice their sustainable and time-tested ways of living harmoniously with the environments they inhabit.
The writers mkirby & hassysmacker have mentioned will illustrate the craziness of our dysfunctional culture (Civ), and give passing mentions of tribes in occasional examples. If this at all sounds interesting, why not read some Wikipedia pages on anthropology and these writers, then maybe check the reviews about their major works.
And please let us know here what you think.