Physical anthropology & ethnography books

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

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A cultural awareness training document for those who work with the British Muslim community or would like to know...  Read More >>

In 2002, as Sierra Leone prepared to announce the end of its brutal civil war, the distinguished anthropologist,...  Read More >>

This illustrated text traces the origin of the Gypsies in India and their journey westward to their arrival on the...  Read More >>

In 2002, as Sierra Leone prepared to announce the end of its brutal civil war, the distinguished anthropologist,...  Read More >>

Dislocating China examines representations of 'minorities' and 'majorities' in art and public media, their display...  Read More >>

The Northern East Kimberley region of Western Australia is poised at a development crossroads with decisions pending...  Read More >>

The Hmong first arrived in Australia in 1975 from war-torn Laos, settling in Australia as a small population of...  Read More >>

'Asian Diasporas' examines a wide range of cultural documents which play a role in constructing diasporic identities....  Read More >>

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

Yoko has been doing fieldwork among the people called Karen in Thailand and Burma/Myanmar since 1987, and based...  Read More >>

Inhabiting a secluded valley, the Apa Tanis remained virtually unknown to the outside world until 1944-45 when the...  Read More >>

This volume illustrates that the Chimbu have always been an adaptable people, whose concern for the present and...  Read More >>

The historical value of Hertz's writings is that they are a representative example of the culmination of two centuries...  Read More >>

The book examines the significance of the tribal factor in certain general contexts and discusses some of the particular...  Read More >>

Fields of Change is a study of the means by which the Iteso adapted to the imposition of colonial rule and the loss...  Read More >>

This pioneering volume summarizes the results of diverse research on Pleistocene environments and the cultural and...  Read More >>

Designed to provoke controversy, the papers in this volume concentrate on two main themes: the study of myth and...  Read More >>

This volume provides an introduction to old Bantu culture, and an account of modern Bantu life.  Read More >>

This book is unique in its approach in that each chapter covers women in their everyday lives and the problems,...  Read More >>

The force of hunger in shaping human character and social structure has been largely overlooked. This omission is...  Read More >>

This widely-acclaimed book on a troubled period of Kenyan history summarizes some of the more important Kikuyu customs....  Read More >>

This study analyses the way in which tribal ties are maintained in the development of a tribally mixed, middle class...  Read More >>