Introductory Anthropology Courses

Cultural Anthropology: Contemporary, Public, and Critical Readings

Second Edition

Keri Vacanti Brondo

9780190925239
Paperback
August 2019

An inclusive, contemporary cultural anthropology reader with an emphasis on public and critical selections

Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology

Seventh Edition

Robert H. Lavenda and Emily A. Schultz

9780190924751
Paperback
March 2019

The only brief cultural anthropology text specifically designed to prepare students to read ethnography more effectively and with greater understanding

Low Wage in High Tech: An Ethnography of Service Workers in Global India

Kiran Mirchandani, Sanjukta Mukherjee, and Shruti Tambe

9780190868864
Paperback
March 2019

Issues of Globalization: Case Studies in Contemporary Anthropology

An ethnography of low-wage service workers on the margins of the "new India" and its multinational technology firms

Care for Sale: An Ethnography of Latin American Domestic and Sex Workers in London

Ana P. Gutiérrez Garza

9780190840655
Paperback
November 2018

An intimate ethnography of migrant care work in London

Waste and Wealth: An Ethnography of Labor, Value, and Morality in a Vietnamese Recycling Economy

Minh T. N. Nguyen

9780190692605
Paperback
September 2018

Issues of Globalization: Case Studies in Contemporary Anthropology

Winner of the 2019 Society for the Anthropology of Work annual book prize An ethnography exploring how migrant laborers in Vietnam remake their lives within the global waste economy

The Alternative Introduction to Biological Anthropology

Second Edition

Jonathan Marks

9780190490997
Paperback
June 2017

A historically centered, big-picture approach to biological anthropology that helps students learn critical thinking skills

Cultural Anthropology: A Perspective on the Human Condition

Tenth Edition

Emily A. Schultz and Robert H. Lavenda

9780190620684
Paperback
January 2017

This best-selling cultural anthropology text holistically communicates the relevancy of ethnographic research to undergraduate students

Field Notes: A Guided Journal for Doing Anthropology

Luis A. Vivanco

9780190642198
Spiral Bound
December 2016

A field journal for cultural anthropology and fieldwork courses, integrating learning, guidance, and exercises into one book

Writing in Anthropology: A Brief Guide

Shan-Estelle Brown

9780199381319
Paperback
November 2016

The ideal pocket-sized manual for undergraduate anthropology students who want to improve their writing

Haunted: An Ethnography of the Hollywood and Hong Kong Media Industries

Sylvia J. Martin

9780190464462
Paperback
September 2016

Issues of Globalization: Case Studies in Contemporary Anthropology

Examines how media professionals handle the uncertainties and risks of media production in a globalizing world

Becoming Legal: Immigration Law and Mixed-Status Families

Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz

9780190276010
Paperback
June 2016

The only ethnography to examine family-based legalization from the perspective of families who undertake it

The Native World-System: An Ethnography of Bolivian Aymara Traders in the Global Economy

Nico Tassi

9780190255220
Paperback
March 2016

Issues of Globalization: Case Studies in Contemporary Anthropology

A nuanced ethnography of the Bolivian Aymara trading system--one of the most up-and-coming forms of indigenous entrepreneurship on the American continent

City of Flowers: An Ethnography of Social and Economic Change in Costa Rica's Central Valley

Susan E. Mannon

9780190464431
Paperback
March 2016

Issues of Globalization: Case Studies in Contemporary Anthropology

An engaging, timely ethnographic study that explores how individuals and households give meaning and shape to social and economic change in Costa Rica

Anthropology Unbound: A Field Guide to the 21st Century

Third Edition

E. Paul Durrenberger and Suzan Erem

9780190269029
Paperback
October 2015

A brief, critical introduction to anthropology that applies anthropological research to America's current public issues and concerns

Sacred Rice: An Ethnography of Identity, Environment, and Development in Rural West Africa

Joanna Davidson

9780199358687
Paperback
August 2015

Issues of Globalization: Case Studies in Contemporary Anthropology

An ethnography of identity, environment, and development in rural West Africa

Amazon Town: A Study of Human Life in the Tropics

Anniversary Edition

Charles Wagley, Conrad Kottak, and Richard Pace

9780199335251
Paperback
November 2013

The classic ethnography of the Amazon, now updated and revised for today's students

Paradigms for Anthropology: An Ethnographic Reader

E. Paul Durrenberger and Suzan Erem

9780199945887
Hardcover
September 2012

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

Gangsters Without Borders: An Ethnography of a Salvadoran Street Gang

T.W. Ward

9780199859061
Paperback
June 2012

Issues of Globalization: Case Studies in Contemporary Anthropology

A riveting ethnography on Salvadoran street gangs in Los Angeles

Listen, Here is a Story: Ethnographic Life Narratives from Aka and Ngandu Women of the Congo Basin

Bonnie L. Hewlett

9780199764235
Paperback
May 2012

Issues of Globalization: Case Studies in Contemporary Anthropology

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.

Cuban Color in Tourism and La Lucha: An Ethnography of Racial Meanings

L. Kaifa Roland

9780199739660
Paperback
September 2010

Issues of Globalization: Case Studies in Contemporary Anthropology

A brief, engaging ethnography on race and tourism in modern socialist Cuba that engages concepts of belonging and identity