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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Ethnographic atlas Ethnographic atlas George Peter Murdock The Ethnographic Atlas is a database on 1167 societies coded by George P. Murdock and published in 29 successive installments in the journal ETHNOLOGY, 1962-1980. It gives ethnographic codes and geog… OL1181936W
How people live How people live Penelope Arlon Describes different parts of the world and how people live in each, from the Eskimos and Inuit of the Arctic to the Amish and Maya of North America and the Asante and Zulu of Africa OL12060666W
The Anthropology of experience The Anthropology of experience Edward M. Bruner "Fourteen authors, including many of the best-known scholars in the field, explore how people actually experience their culture and how those experiences are expressed in forms as varied as narrative… OL16667323W
Fieldwork connections Fieldwork connections Ma Lunzy,Bamo Ayi,Stevan Harrell Fieldwork Connections tells the story of the intertwined research histories of three anthropologists working in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China in the late twentieth century. Chapt… OL18652328W
Cultures and societies of Africa Cultures and societies of Africa Simon Ottenberg This is a collection of some of the most important anthropological writings on Africa. It provides the background knowledge of traditional African cultures without which there can be no understanding… OL2640146W
Traumatische Tropen. Notizen aus meiner Lehmhütte Traumatische Tropen. Notizen aus meiner Lehmhütte Nigel Barley 249 S. 19 cm OL2672604W
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Living Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Living Timothy L. Gall Provides information on 500 cultures of the world, covering twenty different areas of daily life including clothing, food, language, and religion. "These volumes will explain how Rwandans, Mayans, a… OL2956089W
Man in adaptation Man in adaptation Yehudi A. Cohen "This book contains 36 selections that are intended to serve as an introduction to physical anthropology, archeology and linguistics from the point of view of the processes of adaptation."--Preface. OL6700815W
Modern Mongolia Modern Mongolia Paula L. W. Sabloff "This book provides factual information about Mongolia and new ways of looking at Genghis Khan, whose ideals of nationhood and democratic principles are in practice now." "The book opens with an over… OL8448536W