Physical anthropology & ethnography books

Part ethnography, part cultural study, this text examines the lives of teenage girls from the world of the Long...  Read More >>

first ethnography to focus on women's experiences with problem and ritual drinking in a non-Western culture  Read More >>

An award-winning biologist presents his moving yet deeply reasoned discussion on the intersection of scientific...  Read More >>

The rise of commercialized leisure coincided with the arrival of millions of immigrants to America's cities. In...  Read More >>

A comprehensive overview of the Indian mounds of Wisconsin, discussing who built the mounds, and when and why they...  Read More >>

This study incorporates 18 perspectives on the Irish diaspora over three centuries and around the globe. It enlists...  Read More >>

This book is a cultural record of the folk music of Eastern Europe. This volume consists of some of Moshe Beregovski's...  Read More >>

This study incorporates 18 perspectives on the Irish diaspora over three centuries and around the globe. It enlists...  Read More >>

A history of the interaction between whites, Native Americans and African Americans in the Indian and Oklahoma Territories...  Read More >>

An examination of the interaction of immigrants and native-born people in the USA. It offers insight into the dynamics...  Read More >>

This book surveys ways in which social scientists have attempted to come to terms with issues of race, before developing...  Read More >>

This book surveys ways in which social scientists have attempted to come to terms with issues of race, before developing...  Read More >>

Latinos in the United States have emerged as strategic actors in major processes of social transformation. This...  Read More >>

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Reveals how unmarried Jewish women are explicitly valued as reproductive resources in Israel, whether they are encouraged...  Read More >>

Wing Chung Ng captures the fascinating story of the city's Chinese in their search for identity.  Read More >>

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Molecular mechanisms in visual transduction is presently one of the most intensely studied areas in the field of...  Read More >>

Investigates the politics of ethnic identity in post-socialist China. By combining innovative research with fieldwork...  Read More >>

An ethnographic study of how ethnic minorities negotiate Chinese nationalism in post-Mao China.  Read More >>

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This volume examines the relationship between gender and immigration within the multi-ethnic society in France,...  Read More >>

An investigation of the Malawi people's sacramental attitude to animals, particularly the role that animals play...  Read More >>

An ethnography of the ritual dances of the Quiche Maya in Santiago Momostenango. Drawing on fieldwork conducted...  Read More >>