Anthropology

The definitive critical introduction to American society. In American Society: How It Really Works, Erik Olin Wright and Joel Rogers ask several key questi...

"Nelson spent a year among the Koyukon people of western Alaska, studyingtheir intimate relationship with animals and the land. His chronicle ofthat visit r...

An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians ...

At 30 Years Old, Outwardly Thriving But Unfulfilled Inside, Howes Began A Personal Journey To Find Inner Peace And To Uncover The Many Masks That Men, Both ...

The 28th Governor General's most personal and timely book to date: a passionate and practical guide for turning empathy into action.\As the world stumbles t...

Argues That American Children Are Deprived Of Cultural Literacy. Literacy And Cultural Literacy -- The Discovery Of The Schema -- National Language And Nati...

There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. And it's haunting Harry Potter's dreams. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming ...

How Do Computers And Robots Change The Meaning Of Being Human? How Do We Deal With The Epidemic Of Fake News? Are Nations And Religions Still Relevant? What...

From Water to Wine explores how Angola has changed since the end of its civil war in 2002. Its focus is on the middle class—defined as those with a house,...

This classic on shamanism pioneered the modern shamanic renaissance. It is the foremost resource and reference on shamanism. Now, with a new introduction a...

From The Author Of New York Times Bestseller Utopia For Realists, A Revolutionary Argument That The Innate Goodness And Cooperation Of Human Beings Has Been...

Manitous lived in human form among the Ojibway in the early days, after Kitchi-Manitou (the Great Mystery) created all things and Muzzu-Kummik-Quae (Mother ...

Pre-christian European & Mediterranean Religions. Where Do Myths Come From? What Is Their Function And What Do They Mean? In This Very Short Introductio...

Recent polls identify Jane Goodall to be the most recognizable living scientist in the Western world. Her work with chimpanzees at the Gombe Stream Reserve...

Ronald Wright. Previously Published Under Title: A Short History Of Progress. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: History WorldCiviliz...

When Three-month-old Lia Lee Arrived At The County Hospital Emergency Room In Merced, California, A Chain Of Events Was Set In Motion From Which Neither She...

John R. Stilgoe.Categories: Science & Math Earth Sciences GeographyGeneral

Originally published in 1978, this classic exploration of humanity’s complex relationship with and understanding of wolves returns with a new afterword b...

Hugh Brody first encountered hunting peoples when he lived among the Inuit of the High Arctic, who instructed him not only how to speak but how to do and b...

An Extraordinary Book That Explores How The Earth Itself Has Shaped The Western Imagination And How, As A Result, Our Interaction With The Environment Is Fa...

Brought up on stories and myths of the Kalahari Bushmen, Rupert Isaacson journeys to the dry vast grassland — which stretches across South Africa, Botswan...

Overview: Most Of Us Take For Granted The Features Of Our Modern Society, From Air Travel And Telecommunications To Literacy And Obesity. Yet For Nearly All...

Robin Wiszowaty Relates How She Left Her Suburban Illinois Home To Travel To Kenya To Join An Impoverished Maasai Community, And Describes The Poverty, Drou...

An Ideal Core Text For Introductory Courses, Medical Anthropology: A Biocultural Approach, Second Edition, Offers An Accessible And Contemporary Overview Of...

based On Over A Decade Of Field Research, Righteous Dopefiend Is A Searing Portrait Of The Lives Of Homeless Injection Drug Users In San Francisco And An ...

Russell Means is the most controversial Indian leader of our time. Where White Men Fear to Tread is the well-detailed, first-hand story of his life so far, ...

This Book Provides A Cultural, Political, And Social Survey Through The Most American Of Pastimes That Continues To Thrive Today. With Narrative, Accessible...

CULTURE is the latest addition to the M-series. This thoroughly updated 2nd edition magazine style text for the Introduction to Cultural Anthropology cours...

Introduction To International Development Integrates The Work Of Leading Experts From Disciplines As Varied As Geography, History, Sociology, Political Scie...

A Gritty, Thrilling Portrait Of America's Underground Traveling Community.Categories: TravelUnited States

the Word Love Is Most Often Defined As A Noun, Yet...we Would All Love To Better If We Used It As A Verb, Writes Bell Hooks As She Comes Out Fighting And ...

in This Original And Meticulous Work Of Historical Ethnography, Janice Boddy Deftly Offers An Acute Analysis Of Imperial Ambition And The Gendering Of Pol...

Extensively based on fieldwork material, From Tapas to Modern Yoga primarily analyses embodied practices of ascetics belonging to four religious orders hist...

This First-person Narrative About An Archaeological Discovery Is Rewriting The Story Of Human Evolution. A Story Of Defiance And Determination By A Controve...

Most scholars and practitioners are now agreed that the world is on the threshold of a completely new era in the history of development. This Reader bring...

In America today, the problem of achieving racial justice—whether through "color-blind" policies or through affirmative action—provokes more noisy name...

Racism is pervasive in today's world, and many are complicit in the failure to confront its evils. Jemar Tisby, author of the award-winning The Color of Com...

A comprehensive ethnography of one of the few remaining hunting and gathering peoples of Southeast Asia, The Headman Was a Woman presents the gender concept...

As we are approaching our fin de sielce, issues of time and memory haunt contemporary culture. Musuems and memorials are being constructed rapidly, as if t...

A Masterful blend of archaeology, anthropology, astronomy, and lively personal reportage, Maya Comos tells a constellation of stories, from the historical...

Brilliant range is a book about Dutch soccer that's not really about Dutch socer. It's more about an enigmatic way of thinking peculiar to a people whose l...

*A SCOTSMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR* Stranded at Schiphol airport, Ben Coates called up a friendly Dutch girl he'd met some months earlier. He stayed for d...

Matthew Arnold's Culture and Anarchy (1869), is one of the most celebrated works of social criticism ever written. It has become a reference point for all s...

In Watching The English anthropologist Kate Fox takes a revealing look at the quirks and habits of the English people. From the most famous national traits ...

Novalis and Nelson Education have proudly partnered to develop World Religions: A Canadian Catholic Perspective, the only Canadian Catholic resource for the...

David Johnston.Categories: Science & MathEvolution

the New York Times Bestseller That’s Changing America’s Diet Is Now Perfect For Younger Readers “what’s For Dinner?” Seemed Like A Simple Questio...

Is there a method to our madness when it comes to shopping? Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as "a Sherlock Holmes for retailers," author and research...