Anthropology Subject Guide

Databases

• Academic Search Elite 
  Multi-disciplinary database offers full-text, dating from 1985 to present, for nearly 1,850 scholarly journals, including more than 1,250 peer-reviewed titles. Covering virtually every area of academic study- EBSCOhost
• Ethnic News Watch
  Full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press- ProQuest
• MLA International Bibliography
  A bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations from 1963 to the present. Contains over 1.5 million citations from more than 4,400 journals and series and 1,000 book publishers- EBSCOhost
• Sociological Abstracts
  Provides abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Contains abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews and abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers- CSA
• Additional Databases

Books

• Cultural Anthropology
  by Daniel G. Bates
  (GN316 .B386)
  Introduces the basics of cultural anthropology. Contains an ecological and evolutionary approach, including individuals are active decision makers, continually involved in creating and using their culture; the adaptive strategies of people and societies; and the evolutionary processes- BarnesandNoble.com
• The Anthropology of Politics: A Reader in Ethnography, Theory, and Critique
  by Joan Vincent (Editor)
  (GN492 .A593)
  Provides a historical and theoretical introduction to the field of politics and anthropology. Contains readings from figures such as E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Edmund Leach, Victor Turner, Eric Wolf, Benedict Anderson, Jean and John Comaroff and more- Amazon.com
• Cultural Diversity in the United States: A Critical Reader
  by Ida Susser (Editor), Thomas Carl Patterson (Editor)
  (E184 .A1 C847)
  Offers a wide range of perspectives from anthropologists as a means of understanding how the discipline can provide critical contexts for the exploration of cultural diversity in the United States. Collects anthropological inquiry representing an opportunity for those studying or teaching this vital issue- Amazon.com  (Look inside!)
• Additional Books (Anthropology)

Journals

• American Anthropologist
  Presents articles that add to, integrate, synthesize, and interpret anthropological knowledge; commentaries and essays on issues of importance to the discipline; and reviews of books, films, sound recordings and exhibits- JSTOR
• Annual Review of Anthropology
  Critical articles reviewing significant developments on all aspects of anthropology
• Annual Review of Sociology
  Critical articles reviewing significant developments on all aspects of sociology
• Current Anthropology
  Articles devoted to the human sciences, research reports, reviews of significant books, interviews with leading anthropologists and anthropological news items.
• Additional Journals

Websites

• Anthropology Resources on the Internet
  Contains Web resources on general anthropology, archaeology, archaeological digs, linguistics, cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, museums, academic departments, other institutions, electronic journals and archives, and more- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• American Anthropological Association
  Contains association information, job listings and career information, minority issues, meetings and conferences, and an annotated list of anthropology resources on the Internet- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• Guide to Internet Resources in Anthropology
  Includes links to anthropologists, anthropology departments, anthropology and archaeology sites/digs, museums, literature, jobs, and more- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• Yahoo Anthropology

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