Physical anthropology & ethnography books

Electroreception has become one of the most revealing areas in the study of the neural basis of behavior, and neurobiologists...  Read More >>

Pharmaceutical companies are spending increasing amounts of money on drug discovery and development.; Nevertheless,...  Read More >>

Computational models of neural networks have proven insufficient to accurately model brain function, mainly as a...  Read More >>

The authoritative reference on NEURON, the simulation environment for modeling biological neurons and neural networks...  Read More >>

The research and development of nanofibers has gained much prominence in recent years due to the heightened awareness...  Read More >>

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Today, the Kammu are an upland people mainly found in Laos, Yunnan and Thailand. It has long been recognized that...  Read More >>

The function of vertebrate hearing is served by a surprising variety of sensory structures in the different groups...  Read More >>

A study of identity and its connection to memory, focusing on the history of community identity formation among...  Read More >>

A study of identity and its connection to memory, focusing on the history of community identity formation among...  Read More >>

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""A very exciting book on Koreans in the United States!"" This book is very helpful for understanding the nature...  Read More >>

An insightful exploration of the work and continued influence of a groundbreaking anthropologist.  Read More >>

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Provides an understanding of the social ecology of human behaviour and adaptation. This book examines the role of...  Read More >>

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Charts the history of Latin America's experience of mestizaje through the prisms of literature, the visual and performing...  Read More >>

Anthropologists know that conservation often disempowers already under-privileged groups, and that it also fails...  Read More >>

Details the traditional world of the Mandans. This book features overviews of how their households function, the...  Read More >>

Chronicles how Indians came to represent themselves in Wild West shows, Hollywood films, sports, music, and even...  Read More >>

Recruited to be a lecturer on a group tour of Indonesia, Edward M. Bruner decided to make the tourists aware of...  Read More >>

The author analyzes punishment as a way to explore the dynamic of state formation in a colonial society making the...  Read More >>

The Inkan empire did not have writing as it is usually understood. The Inkas kept track of information - including...  Read More >>

The Inkan empire did not have writing as it is usually understood. The Inkas kept track of information - including...  Read More >>