Physical anthropology & ethnography books

Charts the dynamic and contradictory representation of Mexicanas and Chicanas in culture. The author's self-reflexive...  Read More >>

* New author, Robert Foley - leading figure in Human Evolutionary Studies - joins the writing team. * Dedicated...  Read More >>

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Explains what molting is and what causes it, then looks at how snakes, insects, crabs, birds, dogs, and cats shed...  Read More >>

Partial Contents: Man's Place in Creation. Physical Characters; Brain of Man; Proportions of Body Parts. Linguistic...  Read More >>

Drawing on archaeological and skeletal evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, Western Asia, Europe, Australasia...  Read More >>

This authoritative exploration of the ethnic history of the former Yugoslavia traces the roots of the conflicts...  Read More >>

As Mexican-Americans stand poised to become the largest nonwhite minority in the United States, their struggles...  Read More >>

In telling the story of her research in the Fruitvale community of Oakland, California, the author reveals how even...  Read More >>

Investigates how different understandings of Mazatec identity and culture emerge through talk that circulates within...  Read More >>

Offers important information about the famed Iroquois Confederacy during the 1600s. Drawing on multiple strands...  Read More >>

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Charles E. Orser, Jr. argues that since race has been used implicitly in archaeology for more than 100 years, the...  Read More >>

This work brings together the many dimensions of ethnic and cultural identity and shows how they are communicated...  Read More >>

This work brings together the many dimensions of ethnic and cultural identity and shows how they are communicated...  Read More >>

The essays gathered in this volume celebrate the founding of the American Indian Workshop (AIW) twenty-five years...  Read More >>

The identification of even the smallest human fetal bone can be vital to the success of a criminal investigation...  Read More >>

Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field that strives to understand the functioning of neural systems at levels...  Read More >>

Recent developments have extended our knowledge of the basic functions of nerves: notably, the demonstration of...  Read More >>

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This title discusses the meaning of the Japanese tea ceremony for women practitioners in Japan from World War II...  Read More >>

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Chemical signals mediate all aspects of insects' lives and their ecological interactions. The discipline of chemical...  Read More >>

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