Welcome to our Cultural and Social Anthropology publishing program.
Take a look inside at teaching and learning tools that:
- Reflect our high scholarly standards
- Speak effectively to today's college students
- Represent the most current pedagogical trends
Browse our titles for Cultural and Social Anthropology courses by selecting from the topic links below.
Anthropological Theory
ISBN13: 9780195386875ISBN10: 0195386876
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224 pages
Jan 2011,
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$50.95 (04)
The only collection of primary source readings on the history of evolutionary theory from pre-Socratic times to the present.
Anthropology of Gender
Weaving the Past
A History of Latin America's Indigenous Women from the Prehispanic Period to the Present
ISBN13: 9780195183283ISBN10: 0195183282
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352 pages
Jul 2005,
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$25.00 (01)
Provides broad coverage of gender roles in Latin America over many centuries
ISBN13: 9780195081947ISBN10: 0195081943
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352 pages
Aug 1993,
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$60.00 (04)Anthropology of Religion
When Men Walk Dry
Portuguese Messianism in Brazil
ISBN13: 9781555402570ISBN10: 1555402577
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224 pages
Jun 2000,
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$30.00 (04)
This book examines the nature of messianic movements by studying a specific case history. Carole Myscovski argues that underlying any single messianic movement is a messianic tradition that draws together messianic and related religious beliefs, rituals, and social structures.
ISBN13: 9780195341324ISBN10: 0195341325
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544 pages
Feb 2008,
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$64.95 (04)
This comprehensive and engaging introduction to the anthropology of religion offers a rich and balanced collection of classic and recent readings by authors from diverse ethnic and national backgrounds.
ISBN13: 9780195016499ISBN10: 0195016491
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224 pages
May 1973,
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$44.95 (04)
ISBN13: 9780198740292ISBN10: 0198740298
Paperback
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462 pages
Jun 1976,
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$39.95 (04)
ISBN13: 9780198231318ISBN10: 0198231318
Paperback
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140 pages
Dec 1968,
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$60.95 (04)
ISBN13: 9780198740032ISBN10: 0198740034
Paperback
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384 pages
Feb 1971,
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$44.95 (04)
ISBN13: 9780195149197ISBN10: 019514919X
Paperback
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352 pages
Jul 2004,
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$35.00 (04)
Worlds of Power
Religious Thought and Political Practice in Africa
ISBN13: 9780195220162ISBN10: 0195220161
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272 pages
Apr 2004,
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$30.00 (04)
Looks at the intimate connection between religion, mystical power, and politics in Africa.
Small Sacrifices
Religious Change and Cultural Identity among the Ngaju of Indonesia
ISBN13: 9780195095586ISBN10: 0195095588
Paperback
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192 pages
Apr 1997,
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$60.00 (04)
Women of Fire and Spirit
History, Faith, and Gender in Roho Religion in Western Kenya
ISBN13: 9780195097917ISBN10: 0195097912
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304 pages
Mar 1996,
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$60.00 (04)Women As Ritual Experts
The Religious Lives of Elderly Jewish Women in Jerusalem
ISBN13: 9780195111460ISBN10: 019511146X
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192 pages
Oct 1996,
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$35.00 (04)Anthropology of Sport
Learning Capoeira
Lessons in Cunning from an Afro-Brazilian Art
ISBN13: 9780195176971ISBN10: 0195176979
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288 pages
Feb 2005,
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$39.95 (04)
A provocative look at capoeira, a demanding acrobatic art that combines dance, ritual, music, and fighting style
Anthropology of War
The Human Potential for Peace
An Anthropological Challenge to Assumptions about War and Violence
ISBN13: 9780195181784ISBN10: 0195181786
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384 pages
Jul 2005,
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This fascinating study challenges the traditional view that humans are by nature primarily warlike, using a novel set of interpretations based on evidence that includes evolutionary and socio-cultural perspectives.
ISBN13: 9780195382860ISBN10: 0195382862
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304 pages
Jul 2009,
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$44.95 (04)
Featuring both classic and contemporary work, this unique anthology provides an interdisciplinary sampling of key articles and short literary selections focusing on peace and conflict studies.
ISBN13: 9780195119121ISBN10: 0195119126
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272 pages
Oct 1997,
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$19.99 (04)
Nominated for a Los Angeles Times Book Award
Gangsters Without Borders
An Ethnography of a Salvadoran Street Gang
ISBN13: 9780199859061ISBN10: 019985906X
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256 pages
Jun 2012,
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$19.95 (04)
A riveting ethnography on Salvadoran street gangs in Los Angeles
Ethnographies
When Men Walk Dry
Portuguese Messianism in Brazil
ISBN13: 9781555402570ISBN10: 1555402577
Paperback
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224 pages
Jun 2000,
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$30.00 (04)
This book examines the nature of messianic movements by studying a specific case history. Carole Myscovski argues that underlying any single messianic movement is a messianic tradition that draws together messianic and related religious beliefs, rituals, and social structures.
Learning Capoeira
Lessons in Cunning from an Afro-Brazilian Art
ISBN13: 9780195176971ISBN10: 0195176979
Paperback
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288 pages
Feb 2005,
In Stock
Retail Price to Students:
$39.95 (04)
A provocative look at capoeira, a demanding acrobatic art that combines dance, ritual, music, and fighting style
You Gotta Deal with It
Black Family Relations in a Southern Community
ISBN13: 9780195025927ISBN10: 019502592X
Paperback
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286 pages
Mar 1980,
In Stock
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$29.95 (06)
ISBN13: 9780198740292ISBN10: 0198740298
Paperback
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462 pages
Jun 1976,
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$39.95 (04)
ISBN13: 9780195018912ISBN10: 0195018915
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224 pages
Apr 1975,
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$54.95 (04)
ISBN13: 9780198740032ISBN10: 0198740034
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384 pages
Feb 1971,
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$44.95 (04)The Nuer
A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People
ISBN13: 9780195003222ISBN10: 0195003225
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320 pages
Jul 1969,
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$44.95 (04)Honour, Family and Patronage
A Study of Institutions and Moral Values in a Greek Mountain Community
ISBN13: 9780195197563ISBN10: 0195197569
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416 pages
Nov 1973,
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$59.95 (04)
Labor and Legality
An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Network
ISBN13: 9780199739387ISBN10: 0199739382
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184 pages
Aug 2010,
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$19.95 (04)
A brief, engaging ethnography on undocumented Mexican workers in America that engages contemporary debates on immigration policy
Cuban Color in Tourism and La Lucha
An Ethnography of Racial Meaning
ISBN13: 9780199739660ISBN10: 0199739668
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144 pages
Sep 2010,
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$19.95 (04)
A brief, engaging ethnography on race and tourism in modern socialist Cuba that engages concepts of belonging and identity
Listen, Here is a Story
Ethnographic Life Narratives from Aka and Ngandu Women of the Congo Basin
ISBN13: 9780199764235ISBN10: 0199764239
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272 pages
May 2012,
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$19.95 (04)
An ethnography on the lives of the foraging Aka and the farming Ngandu of the Central African Republic that explores women's roles in contemporary Africa.
Gangsters Without Borders
An Ethnography of a Salvadoran Street Gang
ISBN13: 9780199859061ISBN10: 019985906X
Paperback
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256 pages
Jun 2012,
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$19.95 (04)
A riveting ethnography on Salvadoran street gangs in Los Angeles
Body & Soul
Notebooks of an Apprentice Boxer
ISBN13: 9780195305623ISBN10: 0195305620
Paperback
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288 pages
Oct 2006,
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$20.00 (03)
"[R]eveals a remarkable ethnographic and theatrical eye...a model account of a personal, embodied sociology..."-- American Journal of Sociology
Women As Ritual Experts
The Religious Lives of Elderly Jewish Women in Jerusalem
ISBN13: 9780195111460ISBN10: 019511146X
Paperback
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192 pages
Oct 1996,
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$35.00 (04)Folklore and Myth
Rabinal Achi
A Mayan Drama of War and Sacrifice
ISBN13: 9780195139754ISBN10: 0195139755
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382 pages
Jan 2005,
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$29.95 (06)
The first English translation of the Beowulf of pre-Columbian civilization
When Men Walk Dry
Portuguese Messianism in Brazil
ISBN13: 9781555402570ISBN10: 1555402577
Paperback
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224 pages
Jun 2000,
In Stock
Retail Price to Students:
$30.00 (04)
This book examines the nature of messianic movements by studying a specific case history. Carole Myscovski argues that underlying any single messianic movement is a messianic tradition that draws together messianic and related religious beliefs, rituals, and social structures.
Linguistic Anthropology
ISBN13: 9780199560288ISBN10: 0199560285
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448 pages
Jul 2011,
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$55.00 (06)
ISBN13: 9780199840922ISBN10: 019984092X
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608 pages
Jun 2012,
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$49.95 (04)
A wide-ranging and pedagogically rich collection of readings for linguistic anthropology courses
Primate Social Behavior
Primates in Perspective
Second Edition
ISBN13: 9780195390438ISBN10: 0195390431
Paperback
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864 pages
Apr 2010,
In Stock
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$89.95 (04)
The most comprehensive and current text on primates by the leading researchers in the field
Race
You Gotta Deal with It
Black Family Relations in a Southern Community
ISBN13: 9780195025927ISBN10: 019502592X
Paperback
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286 pages
Mar 1980,
In Stock
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$29.95 (06)
Race in the 21st Century
Ethnographic Approaches
ISBN13: 9780195375602ISBN10: 0195375602
Paperback
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240 pages
Nov 2009,
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$34.95 (04)
The first text to take an explicitly ethnographic approach to the study of race
Urban Anthropology
ISBN13: 9780195325034ISBN10: 0195325036
Paperback
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752 pages
Oct 2009,
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$94.95 (04)
The most interdisciplinary urban studies book on the market
Gangsters Without Borders
An Ethnography of a Salvadoran Street Gang
ISBN13: 9780199859061ISBN10: 019985906X
Paperback
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256 pages
Jun 2012,
In Stock
Retail Price to Students:
$19.95 (04)
A riveting ethnography on Salvadoran street gangs in Los Angeles
