Physical anthropology & ethnography books

An ethnography of Ayurvedic medicine which argues the ills it cures are largely effects of postcolonial identity....  Read More >>

Presents statistics on the ethnography of Vietnam. This title analyzes ethnic composition of the population, identifying...  Read More >>

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As early as 1654, English and French explorers in the southern Appalachians reported seeing dark-skinned, brown-...  Read More >>

No One Home is an ethnographic study, based on fieldwork and extensive personal interviews, of nikkeis - as Brazilians...  Read More >>

An exploration of the meaning of modernity in contemporary ethnography.  Read More >>

Do inflections of modernity capture key features of ideology and influence in the contemporary world? Combining...  Read More >>

This volume contains personal, imaginative accounts of ethnographic fieldwork that do not fit into a traditional...  Read More >>

The defeat of the Greek armies in Asia Minor in August 1922, led directly to the flight of Greek refugees from Asia...  Read More >>

Depending on your point of view the brain is an organ, a machine, a biological computer, or simply the most important...  Read More >>

In this concisely argued short book, philosopher Naomi Zack explores the scientific and philosophical problems in...  Read More >>

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

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This volume presents papers from one of the leading figures of sociobiology, each with a contectualizing introduction....  Read More >>

Landmark work illustrates the history of North American indigenous resistance and the struggle for land rights....  Read More >>

Ethnography has become a major method of researching educational settings. Its key strength is its emphasis on understanding...  Read More >>

""First Time"" traces the shape of historical thought among peoples who had previously been denied any history at...  Read More >>

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In the search for the social meaning of song, this book connects the performativity of ritual song to important...  Read More >>

Considers the difficult issues in urban education. This title includes chapters that discuss scholarly depictions...  Read More >>

For more than fifteen hundred years Yupik and proto-Yupik Eskimo people have lived at the site of the Alaskan village...  Read More >>

Focuses on the genesis and continuing appeal of Islamic politics in the fabric of Turkish society  Read More >>

The sudden emergence of an Islamist movement and the startling buoyancy of Islamic political parties in Turkey,...  Read More >>

Pacific Islander Americans constitute one of the United States' least understood ethnic groups and are given many...  Read More >>

A collection of articles written by leading linguistic anthropologists that surveys the most recent developments...  Read More >>