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Anthropology Call Numbers

Call numbers are a combination of letters and numbers that indicate the location of an item in the library. Call numbers at the Wardman Library are organized in groups according to the Library of Congress (LC) classification system. Because they are grouped by number, this means that you can find books on similar topics in the same area of the library.

CC 1-960 Archaeology
GF 1-900 Human Ecology. Anthropogeography
GN 1-890 Anthropology
GN 49-298 Physical Anthropology
GN 281-289 Human Evolution
GN 301-674 Ethnology, Social, and Cultural Anthropology
GN 700-890 Prehistoric Archaeology
GR 1-950 Folklore
GT 1-7070 Manners and Customs
P 1-1091 Philology. Linguistics

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You can borrow books we do not own through our Link+ service and Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to request articles from other libraries.

AAA Citation Style Guide

As of September 2015, AAA (American Anthropological Association) style (for all publications) follows the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, particularly in regard to reference citations. Please check the link for detailed information.

Recently Added e-Books

An Essay on Man : An Introduction to a Philosophy of Human Culture by Cassirer, Ernst
ISBN: 9780300258189
Publication Date: 2021
One of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers presents the results of his lifetime study of man's cultural achievements An Essay on Man is an original synthesis of contemporary knowledge, a unique interpretation of the intellectual crisis of our time, and a brilliant vindication of man's ability to resolve human problems by the courageous use of his mind. In a new introduction Peter E. Gordon situates the book among Cassirer's greater body of work, and looks at why his ""hymn to humanity in an inhuman age"" still resonates with readers today. ""The best-balanced and most mature expres.
The Story of Food in the Human Past by Robyn E. Cutright
ISBN: 9780817393380
Publication Date: 2021-01-26
This work uses case studies from recent archaeological research to tell the story of food in human prehistory. Beginning with the earliest members of our genus, Robyn E. Cutright investigates the role of food in shaping who we are as humans during the emergence of modern Homo sapiens and through major transitions in human prehistory such as the domestication of plants and animals and the emergence of complex societies.
The History of Anthropology by Regna Darnell
ISBN: 9781496228741
Publication Date: 2021-10-01
In The History of Anthropology Regna Darnell offers a critical reexamination of the Americanist tradition centered around the figure of Franz Boas and the professionalization of anthropology as an academic discipline in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Focused on researchers often known as the Boasians, The History of Anthropology reveals the theoretical schools, institutions, and social networks of scholars and fieldworkers primarily interested in the anthropology and ethnography of North American Indigenous peoples.
Centering the Margins of Anthropology's History by Regna Darnell (Editor); Frederic W. Gleach (Editor)
ISBN: 9781496226297
Publication Date: 2021-05-01
Centering the Margins of Anthropology's History circles around the conscious recognition of margins and suggests it is time to bring the margins to the center, both in terms of a changing theoretical openness and a supporting body of scholarship.
Maritime Communities of the Ancient Andes by Gabriel Prieto (Editor); Daniel H. Sandweiss (Editor)
ISBN: 9780813057279
Publication Date: 2019-12-02
The main purpose of this book is to evaluate the "state of the art" of the research on ancient maritime communities along the South American Pacific coastline. Using multidisciplinary approaches, this volume spans the earliest occupation in South America to the early years of the Spanish occupation.
The nature of human persons : metaphysics and bioethics by Eberl, Jason T.
ISBN: 9780268107765
Publication Date: 2020
The questions of whether there is a shared nature common to all human beings and, if so, what essential qualities define this nature are among the most widely discussed topics in the history of philosophy and remain the subject of perennial interest and controversy.
The priority of the person : political, philosophical, and historical discoveries by Walsh, David
ISBN: 9780268107406
Publication Date: 2020
In The Priority of the Person, world-class philosopher David Walsh advances the argument set forth in his highly original philosophic meditation Politics of the Person as the Politics of Being (2015), that "person" is the central category of modern political thought and philosophy.
The Sacred Act of Reading by Anne Margaret Castro
ISBN: 9780813943466
Publication Date: 2020-01-13
This book brings together literary texts, historical and contemporary anthropological studies, theology, and critical theory to show how Black authors in the Americas employ spiritual phenomena as theoretical frameworks for sociopolitical power.
Capturing the ineffable : an anthropology of wisdom by Philip Y. Kao and Joseph S. Alter
ISBN: 9781487517250
Publication Date: 2020
Wisdom is peculiarly abstract, ineffable, and yet perennial. It is also temporal, stretching forwards as well is backwards in time. Wisdom is often treated as the outcome of life experience, reflection, discipline, and equanimity. Capturing the Ineffable aims to establish wisdom as an area if inquiry within anthropology and an analytic account of wisdom and its role and focus in anthropology.
Anthropological Lives by Virginia R. Dominguez; Brigittine M. French
ISBN: 9780813597423
Publication Date: 2020-05-15
Anthropological Lives introduces readers to what it is like to be a professional anthropologist. It focuses on the work anthropologists do, the passions they have, the way that being an anthropologist affects the kind of life they lead. The book draws heavily on the experiences of twenty anthropologists interviewed by Virginia R. Dominguez and Brigittine M. French, as well as on the experiences of the two coauthors.
Crafting history : archiving and the quest for architectural legacy by Yaneva, Albena
ISBN: 9781501751844
Publication Date: 2020
Following the daily routines of collecting and record keeping at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Albena Yaneva tells the story of how the nature of architectural archives reflects the nature of design as a collective endeavor in which archivists, librarians, editors, curators, digital humanists, and conservators all play a role. She also makes an argument about the importance of architectural archive-making as an index of the cultural position of design in contemporary societies.
Collaborative Anthropology Today by Dominic Boyer (Editor); George E. Marcus (Editor)
ISBN: 9781501753343
Publication Date: 2021-01-15
This book is the latest in a trilogy that includes Fieldwork Is Not What It Used to Be and Theory Can Be More Than It Used to Be. Dominic Boyer and George E. Marcus assemble several notable ventures in collaborative anthropology and put them in dialogue with one another as a way of exploring the recent surge of interest in creating new kinds of ethnographic and theoretical partnerships, especially in the domains of art, media, and information.
Losing Culture by David Berliner; Dominic Horsfall (Translator)
ISBN: 9781978815353
Publication Date: 2020-05-30
We're losing our culture… our heritage… our traditions… everything is being swept away. Such sentiments get echoed around the world, from aging Trump supporters in West Virginia to young villagers in West Africa. But what is triggering this sense of cultural loss, and to what ends does this rhetoric get deployed? To answer these questions, anthropologist David Berliner travels around the world, from Guinea-Conakry, where globalization affects the traditional patriarchal structure of cultural transmission, to Laos, where foreign UNESCO experts have become self-appointed saviors of the nation's cultural heritage.
Laura Nader by Laura Nader
ISBN: 9781501752247
Publication Date: 2020-12-15
Laura Nader documents decades of letters written, received, and archived by esteemed author and anthropologist Laura Nader. She revisits her correspondence with academic colleagues, lawyers, politicians, military officers, and many others, all with unique and insightful perspectives on a variety of social and political issues. She uses personal and professional correspondence as a way of examining complex issues and dialogues that might not be available by other means.