Anthropology

An enthralling world history of food from prehistoric times to the present. A favorite of gastronomes and history buffs alike, Food in History is packed wi...

Where did we come from? To answer this question, anthropologists reconstruct the human past and study the human present from both biological and cultural pe...

The beguiling story of the Minaguchi-ya, an ancient inn on the Tokaido Road, founded on the eve of the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate. Travelers an...

An ideal core text for introductory courses, Medical Anthropology: A Biocultural Approach, Second Edition, offers an accessible and contemporary overview of...

Andrea Tone. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Law SpecialtiesLabor Law

A provocative exploration of the tension between our evolutionary history and our modern woes--and what we can do about it. We are living through the most p...

After the revolutions of 1989, Isabel Fonseca lived and traveled with the Gypsies of Bulgaria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the former Yugoslav...

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

A survey of the past 300 years of theorizing on myth, this book takes into account the work of such prominent thinkers as Albert Camus, Claude Lévi-Strau...

In this ground-breaking new book on the Norteña/Sureña (North/South) youth gang dynamic, cultural anthropologist and linguist Norma Mendoza-Denton looks a...

bestselling Native American Title Exploring Native American Spiritual Teachings. Categories: Politics & Social Sciences SociologyReference

Poland's History From The Thirteenth Century To Modern Times Overshadows A 1981 Dispute Between Janko Buk, The Leader Of A Group Of Militant Farmers, And Sz...

This book introduces students to new ways of thinking about development. It integrates the recent scholarship of cultural studies within the existing framew...

Culture and Customs of Russia is a splendid introduction to the largest country in the world. This timely volume gives the scope of the country from earlie...

The project that captured a nation's imagination. The instructions were simple, but the results were extraordinary. "You are invited to anonymously con...

Ordinarily, events that change our path are impersonal affairs, and yet extremely personal. My teacher, don Juan Matsus, said this is guiding me as his ap...

James Ferguson. Originally Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990. Revision Of The Author's Thesis (ph. D.)--harvard University,...

Ireland's Green Larder tells the story of food and drink in Ireland, for the first time. From the ancient system of the Céide Fields, established a thousa...

sometimes It's Worth The Wait. Having Waited 40 Years To Tell His Story, Frank Mccourt Doesn't Pull Any Punches In His Story Of Growing Up Dirt Poor In Lim...

a New York Times Bestseller That Has Changed The Way Readers View The Ecology Of Eating, This Revolutionary Book By Award Winner Michael Pollan Asks The Se...

Like An Urban Dian Fossey, Wednesday Martin Decodes The Primate Social Behaviors Of Upper East Side Mothers In A Memoir About Her Adventures Assimilating In...

Unique in their broad-based coverage the twelve essays in this book provide a fresh look at some central aspects of Roman culture and society. Categories:...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and beloved television host comes We've Got Issues: How You Can Stand Strong for America's Soul and Sanity, a ...

An Incisive Follow-up To The New York Times Bestseller White Fragility Asserting That It Is White Progressives Who Are Responsible For Inflicting The Most D...

This exciting new text teases out the common core of the cultural anthropological way of thinking, makes it explicit in a set of eleven questions, and use...

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 ...

Development : Theory And Reality -- Instituting The Development Project -- The Development Project : International Framework -- Globalizing Developments -- ...

This new edition provides a comprehensive overview to the field of paleontology—the study of human evolution by analyzing fossil remains. It includes the ...

Explores A Range Of Modern Cultural Phenomenon, Including Internet Pornography, Tribute Bands, Baseball Rivalries, And Reality Television.Categories: Litera...

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

A new edition of the highly acclaimed book Multiculturalism and "The Politics of Recognition," this paperback brings together an even wider range of leadin...

Tom Boellstorff Conducted More Than Two Years Of Fieldwork In Second Life, Living Among And Observing Its Residents. He Conducted His Research In Exactly Th...

This bestselling intercultural communication text gives readers an understanding and appreciation of different cultures and helps them develop practical ski...

sometimes It's Worth The Wait. Having Waited 40 Years To Tell His Story, Frank Mccourt Doesn't Pull Any Punches In His Story Of Growing Up Dirt Poor In Lim...

"Belcher’s volume contains a much needed and extremely well-integrated overview and discussion of a vast inter-related West African culture complex that ...

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...

In this New York Times bestselling book, Robert H. Bork, our country's most distinguished conservative scholar, offers a prophetic and unprecedented view o...

In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us. Th...

David Johnston.Categories: Science & MathEvolution

The Idea Of Childhood -- Ages Of Life -- Discovery Of Childhood -- Children's Dress -- Modest Contribution To The History Of Games And Pastimes -- From Immo...

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 ...

On December 25, 1991, at 7:35 p.m., soldiers lowered the red Soviet flag flying over the Kremlin and raised the Russian tri-color in its place. The moment ...

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

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

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...

a Work Of Enormous Breadth, Likely To Pleasantly Surprise Both General Readers And Experts.—new York Times Book Review david Futrelle to Those Outside The...

Jared Diamond.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences AnthropologyCultural

Examines Projects And Developments In Several Scientific Fields That Are Concerned With The Physical Modifications And Behavior Control Of Humans, Including...