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Anthropology

Your guide to finding academic sources for your papers and assignments in Anthro classes.

Recommended Books/eBooks on Anthropology

A History of Bodies, Brains, and Minds

How animal bodies
came to be built
and how our species
evolved with culture,
technology, language,
and consciousness.

Cosplay and the Dressing of Identity

A fun and fascinating
look at the power and
meaning of this cultural
phenomenon.

cover of book is black and white photo of dirt or water - hard to tell

The Land of Open Graves

The human consequences

of US immigration policy.

In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl

The gripping story of
a pioneering anthropologist
whose exploration of Aztec
cosmology, rediscovery of
ancient texts, and passion
for collecting helped shape
our understanding of pre-
Columbian Mexico.

Homo Sapiens Rediscovered

Who are we? How do
scientists define Homo
sapiens, and how does
our species differ from
the extinct hominins who
came before us?

The Norse Myths That Shape the Way We Think

Go deep into the realm
described in the
Icelandic sagas, from
the gloomy halls of Hel
to the dazzling heights
of Asgard.

black and white photo of hills and a lake

Gods of the Upper Air

How renegade anthropologists

reinvented race, sex, and gender

in the twentieth century

Inheritance

Three biases--conformism,
religiosity, and tribalism--
drive human behavior
everywhere.

The Three Kingdoms of Korea

Sheds new light on
a foundational period
that continues to shape
Korean identity today.

China Adorned

Rich clothing traditions
of the country's
ethnic-minority peoples
based on three decades
of research by cultural
anthropologist Deng Qiyao,

cover art for book featuring line drawing of human figures

Gringolandia

Analyzes contemporary

Mexican views of the U.S.

and the cross-border

relationship.

footprint of an ape or chimpanzee next to one of a human

Ancient bones

Unearthing the astonishing

new story of how we became

human.

Welcome to the Research Guide for Anthropology

petroglyph showing human figures and animalsWelcome! This guide is intended to save you time and effort when doing research for assignments in anthropology courses.

Use the navigation tabs on the side of this guide to browse through books, article databases, web resources, citation style resources, and tips on effective research.

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