Physical anthropology & ethnography books

This book takes a journey around the world to demonstrate how plants influence people's lives. From mealtimes to...  Read More >>

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"A true-life scientific adventure story, this thrilling book takes the reader deep into South African caves to discover...  Read More >>

A dazzling tapesty of personal memory and distant landscapes from the renowned anthropologist and film-maker, Hugh...  Read More >>

This book explores the nature of cultural and culturally structured social and behavioral entities, their evolutionary...  Read More >>

Legacy Drive and Leisure Drive, Aarssen argues, represent two of the most profound consequences of human cognitive...  Read More >>

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Explores how Mexican populations have been shaped both culturally and biologically by the arrival of Spanish conquistadors...  Read More >>

This collection of articles reveals ritual to be a unique and powerful asset in healing trauma and broken relationships. Each...  Read More >>

Illustrated with a wide range of examples, this pioneering book analyses how the senses in everyday life manifest...  Read More >>

Examines the archaeological evidence for large-scale traps over the past 9,000 years in North America’s Great Basin....  Read More >>

In Cultivating Moral Citizenship, ethnographer, Jude Fokwang unpacks the meanings, mechanisms and processes through...  Read More >>

New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • An anthropologist working with forensic teams and victims’ families...  Read More >>

Moral Figures examines entanglements of quantified population indicators, medical birthing practices, and Indigenous...  Read More >>

Moral Figures examines entanglements of quantified population indicators, medical birthing practices, and Indigenous...  Read More >>

Offers an understanding of how technological innovation, geopolitical ambitions, and social change converge and...  Read More >>

Offers an understanding of how technological innovation, geopolitical ambitions, and social change converge and...  Read More >>

If you're intrigued by the question ""What makes us human?"", strap in for this whirlwind tour of the highlights...  Read More >>

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This is an introductory textbook for the study of human evolution, and covers all major topics of human origins...  Read More >>

The first section, ‘Human Influences on Primate Habitat’, covers ways in which wild primates are affected by human...  Read More >>

Pete is stranded on a forgotten island somewhere in the mediterranean among a population of elderly people. This...  Read More >>

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Combines natural science and philosophy to attract academic and general readers interested in philosophical questions...  Read More >>

Combines natural science and philosophy to attract academic and general readers interested in philosophical questions...  Read More >>