Course Guides: Anthropology

Course listed in the General Catalog, 2007/2008:

  • ANTH 1003: Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology

PRINTABLE GUIDES & HANDOUTS:

ONLINE RESOURCES:

  • Cultural Anthropology Tutorials, "Created and Maintained by Dr. Dennis O'Neil, Behavioral Sciences Department, Palomar College, San Marcos, California."
  • HRAF: Human Relations Area Files, "Cultural Materials for Education and Research" from Yale University.
  • mosaicweb; "this site explores all aspects of cultures and their progress in the world we live in, including history, literature, entertainment, sports, and technology," continually updated.

SUGGESTED DATABASES:

Please note that when accessing the databases from off-campus, you will be prompted to login.

SELECTED NETLIBRARY E-BOOKS:

(You will need a NetLibrary account to access these e-books from off-campus. Please see the tutorial, Accessing & Using NetLibrary for more information.)

  • Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology, 1998. Barnard, Alan.
  • Perspectives in Cultural Anthropology, 1987 Applebaum, Herbert A.
  • Small Places, Large Issues: an Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology, 2nd ed., 2001. Eriksen, Thomas Hylland. (you will also find the 1st ed., 1995 in NetLibrary).
  • Social and Cultural Anthropology: the Key Concepts, 2003. Rapport, Nigel.

SELECTED BOOKS AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARY:

  • Countries and Their Cultures, 2001.
    Call number: GN 307 .C68 2001 REF;
    A 4-volume encyclopedic set with information on 225 countries, including summaries, maps and photographs.
  • Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory, 2nd Edition, 2000.
    Call number: GN 281 .E53 2000
  • Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology, 2002, reprinted in 2005.
    Call number: GN 307 .E525 2005 REF
  • History of Physical Anthropology: an Encyclopedia, 1997.
    Call number: GN 50.3 .H57 1997 REF, in 2 volumes.

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