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The Four Elements of Architecture and Other Writings
Gottfied Semper was the most important German theorist of the nineteenth century. From his first published essay on Greek polychromy in 1834 to his final lecture on the origin of …
Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity
Roy Rappaport argues that religion is central to the continuing evolution of life, although it has been been displaced from its original position of intellectual authority by the …
Bioarchaeology
Now including numerous full colour figures, this updated and revised edition of Larsen's classic text provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of bioarchaeology. …
History and Theory in Anthropology
In the past twenty years, there have been exciting new developments in the field of anthropology. This second edition of Barnard's classic textbook on the history and theory of …
Embodiment and Experience
Students of culture have been increasingly concerned with the ways in which cultural values are ‘inscribed’ on the body. These essays go beyond this passive construal of the body …
Anthropology and the Cognitive Challenge
This provocative new study one of the world's most distinguished anthropologists proposes that an understanding of cognitive science enriches, rather than threatens, the work of …
The Fish People
The Bar, or Fish People, of the Northwest Amazon form part of an unusual, scattered network. This discussion of marriage, kinship, spatial organization, and other features of the …
The Anthropology of Childhood
How are children raised in different cultures? What is the role of children in society? How are families and communities structured around them? Now in its third edition, this …
Kinship and Marriage
Robin Fox’s study of systems of kinship and alliance has become an established classic of the social science literature. It has been praised above all for its liveliness of style …
Dental Cementum in Anthropology
Tooth enamel and dentin are the most studied hard tissues used to explore hominin evolution, life history, diet, health, and culture. Surprisingly, cementum (the interface between …