Welcome to our Introductory 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 Introductory Anthropology courses by selecting from the topic links below.

Archaeology

ISBN13: 9780192803436ISBN10: 0192803433 Paperback , 152 pages
Aug 2003,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$11.95 (03)

The Past in Perspective

An Introduction to Human Prehistory
Fifth Edition
ISBN13: 9780195391350ISBN10: 0195391357 Paperback , 576 pages
Nov 2010,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$89.95 (04)
A narrative of human prehistory that personalizes the past and makes it relevant to today's students

Cultural Anthropology

Paradigms for Anthropology

An Ethnographic Reader
ISBN13: 9780199945894ISBN10: 0199945896 Paperback
Jan 2010,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$39.95 (04)
From exotic to familiar settings, this anthology presents students with an overview of how anthropologists approach a variety of topics

Listen, Here is a Story

Ethnographic Life Narratives from Aka and Ngandu Women of the Congo Basin
ISBN13: 9780199764235ISBN10: 0199764239 Paperback , 272 pages
May 2012,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$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.
ISBN13: 9780192853462ISBN10: 0192853465 Paperback , 168 pages
Apr 2000,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$11.95 (03)
An engaging overview of the field of anthropology, combining an accessible account of some of the discipline's guiding principles and methodology with abundant examples and illustrations of anthropologists at work.

Labor and Legality

An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Network
ISBN13: 9780199739387ISBN10: 0199739382 Paperback , 184 pages
Aug 2010,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$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 Paperback , 144 pages
Sep 2010,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$19.95 (04)
A brief, engaging ethnography on race and tourism in modern socialist Cuba that engages concepts of belonging and identity

Cultural Anthropology

A Perspective on the Human Condition
Eighth Edition
ISBN13: 9780199760060ISBN10: 0199760063 Paperback , 448 pages
Jan 2011,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$89.95 (04)
An affordable introduction that pays special attention to issues of power and inequality in today's world.

Introductory Anthropology - Four Fields

Anthropology Unbound: A Field Guide to the 21st Century

Second Edition
ISBN13: 9780199945870ISBN10: 019994587X Paperback , 352 pages
Jan 2010,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$39.95 (04)
An anthropological way of understanding our own society and the world at large

Labor and Legality

An Ethnography of a Mexican Immigrant Network
ISBN13: 9780199739387ISBN10: 0199739382 Paperback , 184 pages
Aug 2010,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$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 Paperback , 144 pages
Sep 2010,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$19.95 (04)
A brief, engaging ethnography on race and tourism in modern socialist Cuba that engages concepts of belonging and identity

Anthropology

What Does It Mean to Be Human?
Second Edition
ISBN13: 9780195392876ISBN10: 0195392876 Paperback , 528 pages
Dec 2011,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$89.95 (04)
A question-oriented approach that shows students the relevance of anthropology in today's world

Physical / Biological Anthropology

ISBN13: 9780195157031ISBN10: 0195157036 Paperback , 304 pages
Nov 2010,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$39.95 (04)
A spirited introduction to biological anthropology that fosters a deeper understanding of core concepts and the ability to think critically

Exploring Biological Anthropology

An Integrated Lab Manual and Workbook
ISBN13: 9780195386851ISBN10: 019538685X Paperback , 256 pages
Aug 2009,  In Stock

Retail Price to Students:

$59.95 (04)
A fresh approach that really focuses on the scientific method