Physical anthropology & ethnography books

This volume brings together eight Maya specialists and a prominent anthropological theorist as discussant to assess...  Read More >>

This is the story of an anthropologist's encounter with a Huichol Indian known as ""Mad Jesus."" Jesus was an artisan,...  Read More >>

Explores Benjamin Chee Chee's wild, reckless, creative life to reveal how the clash between Native and White society...  Read More >>

Presents thirty stories about black life in and around Montreal between the last days of slavery and the early years...  Read More >>

Presents thirty stories about black life in and around Montreal between the last days of slavery and the early years...  Read More >>

The societies of Vaupes region are among the most documented indigenous cultures, in part because they are thought...  Read More >>

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Explores both the processes and implications of interethnic contact in educational settings from elementary schools...  Read More >>

The societies of Vaupes region are among the most documented indigenous cultures, in part because they are thought...  Read More >>

Although the post-colonial situation has attracted considerable interest over recent years, one important colonial...  Read More >>

Examines the history and culture of First Nations peoples with a focus on the Canadian experience. This title includes...  Read More >>

Through readings of literature, canonical history texts, studies of museum displays and media analysis, this work...  Read More >>

An ethnographic and ecological history of Dolpo, a culturally Tibetan region in western Nepal that is home to some...  Read More >>

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An ethnographic and ecological history of Dolpo, a culturally Tibetan region in western Nepal that is home to some...  Read More >>

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Investigates the present conditions of Tibetan cultural life and cultural expression.  Read More >>

Describes the development of the Kokopelli phenomenon in American mass culture from its beginning to Kokopelli's...  Read More >>

A biography of the trailblazing anthropologist of African and African American cultures. Drawing on Melville J Herskovits's...  Read More >>

This title examines issues of cultural change and identity construction of Chinese overseas, Chinese and non-Chinese...  Read More >>

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The stereotype of the Spanish Gypsy has been all but synonymous with Spain since the 19th century, and there are...  Read More >>

Provides a coherent theoretical framework for the sociological analysis of ethnicity  Read More >>

Provides a coherent theoretical framework for the sociological analysis of ethnicity  Read More >>

An ethnographic study of the growing number of self-invented East-West hybrid religious practices in the U.S.  Read More >>