Social & cultural anthropology books

In this urgent book, we learn why a small island in the East China Sea will be central to the world's future An...  Read More >>

Incorporating the intellectual history of disciplines from across the humanities, this volume provides a select...  Read More >>

This book develops a very particular concept of sociality: a holistic way of understanding how human beings have...  Read More >>

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First published in 1995, this title by by leading theorists and empirical researchers offers an interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

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Egypt's January 2011 uprising spurred millions to action with a cacophony of demands—including the call to address...  Read More >>

Drawing on years of cross-cultural ethnographic research, Gabriel Alejandro Torres Colón develops an innovative...  Read More >>

Gods in the World is a richly descriptive and evocative ethnography of Hindu ritual practices that shows how deities...  Read More >>

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This volume contributes to a better understanding of the religious life in Central Asia as well as political and...  Read More >>

Egypt's January 2011 uprising spurred millions to action with a cacophony of demands—including the call to address...  Read More >>

Black women in the department of Chocó, Colombia, respond to the violence endemic to their region with activism...  Read More >>

This book pushes the boundaries of transitional justice and cultural heritage law, relying on insights from across...  Read More >>

Gods in the World is a richly descriptive and evocative ethnography of Hindu ritual practices that shows how deities...  Read More >>

This unique book is the only fully interdisciplinary and comprehensive study of the Australian desert and its pivotal...  Read More >>

What can women's scholastic pursuits tell us about what building an Islamic state looks like for women who are loyal...  Read More >>

Being a Woman and Being Tatar uses ethnographic research to explore the complex identities of Tatar women. It invites...  Read More >>

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Black women in the department of Chocó, Colombia, respond to the violence endemic to their region with activism...  Read More >>

This unique book is the only fully interdisciplinary and comprehensive study of the Australian desert and its pivotal...  Read More >>

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What can women's scholastic pursuits tell us about what building an Islamic state looks like for women who are loyal...  Read More >>

First published in 1920, The Burial of the Dead is an anthropological and a philosophical quest to understand when...  Read More >>