Anthropology
Our shared human story unfolds through the lens of cultures, societies, and primal behaviors that shape who we are. Here you'll find compelling investigations into human nature, from our ancient origins and evolutionary past to the hidden codes that drive modern communities and marketplaces.
Anthropology Book Summaries
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind
History
Science
Philosophy
Immersive
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind
History
Science
Philosophy
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
History
Science
Anthropology
Immersive
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
History
Science
Anthropology
Crazy Like Us
The Globalization of the American Psyche
Psychology
Mental Health
History
Immersive
Crazy Like Us
The Globalization of the American Psyche
Psychology
Mental Health
History
Homo Deus
A Brief History of Tomorrow
History
Science
Philosophy
Homo Deus
A Brief History of Tomorrow
History
Science
Philosophy
Imagined Communities
Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
History
Politics
Sociology
Imagined Communities
Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
History
Politics
Sociology
Bullshit Jobs
A Theory
Economics
Politics
Business
Bullshit Jobs
A Theory
Economics
Politics
Business
The Posthuman
Philosophy
Theory
Feminism
The Posthuman
Philosophy
Theory
Feminism
Staying with the Trouble
Making Kin in the Chthulucene
Philosophy
Feminism
Theory
Staying with the Trouble
Making Kin in the Chthulucene
Philosophy
Feminism
Theory
The Teachings of Don Juan
A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
Philosophy
Spirituality
Anthropology
The Teachings of Don Juan
A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
Philosophy
Spirituality
Anthropology
Suicide
A Study in Sociology
Sociology
Psychology
Philosophy
Suicide
A Study in Sociology
Sociology
Psychology
Philosophy
Homo Ludens
A Study of the Play-Element in Culture
Philosophy
History
Game Design
Homo Ludens
A Study of the Play-Element in Culture
Philosophy
History
Game Design
The Social Construction of Reality
A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge
Sociology
Philosophy
Psychology
The Social Construction of Reality
A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge
Sociology
Philosophy
Psychology
Why We Love
The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love
Psychology
Science
Relationships
Why We Love
The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love
Psychology
Science
Relationships
Pragmatics of Human Communication
A Study of Interactional Patterns, Pathologies and Paradoxes
Psychology
Communication
Philosophy
Pragmatics of Human Communication
A Study of Interactional Patterns, Pathologies and Paradoxes
Psychology
Communication
Philosophy
Silencing the Past
Power and the Production of History
History
Politics
Philosophy
Silencing the Past
Power and the Production of History
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Red Queen
Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
Science
Biology
Evolution
The Red Queen
Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
Science
Biology
Evolution
Sex at Dawn
The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
Science
History
Sexuality
Sex at Dawn
The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
Science
History
Sexuality
Totem and Taboo
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
Totem and Taboo
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
Anatomy of Love
A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray
Psychology
Science
Relationships
Anatomy of Love
A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray
Psychology
Science
Relationships
The Sacred Canopy
Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion
Sociology
Religion
Philosophy
The Sacred Canopy
Elements of a Sociological Theory of Religion
Sociology
Religion
Philosophy
The Secret of Our Success
How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter
Science
History
Psychology
The Secret of Our Success
How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter
Science
History
Psychology
Homo Sacer
Sovereign Power and Bare Life
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
Homo Sacer
Sovereign Power and Bare Life
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
Debt
History
Economics
Anthropology
Debt
History
Economics
Anthropology
Big Gods
How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict
Religion
History
Psychology
Big Gods
How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict
Religion
History
Psychology
Journey to Ixtlan
The Lessons of Don Juan
Philosophy
Spirituality
Anthropology
Journey to Ixtlan
The Lessons of Don Juan
Philosophy
Spirituality
Anthropology
The Naked Ape
A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal
Science
Anthropology
Psychology
The Naked Ape
A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal
Science
Anthropology
Psychology
Tales of Power
Spirituality
Philosophy
Fantasy
Tales of Power
Spirituality
Philosophy
Fantasy
Visual Methodologies
An Introduction to the Interpretation of Visual Materials
Art
Research
Academic
Visual Methodologies
An Introduction to the Interpretation of Visual Materials
Art
Research
Academic
Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language
Science
Anthropology
Psychology
Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language
Science
Anthropology
Psychology
The Moral Animal
Why We Are The Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Moral Animal
Why We Are The Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Human Animal
A Personal View of the Human Species
Psychology
Science
Evolution
The Human Animal
A Personal View of the Human Species
Psychology
Science
Evolution
Albion's Seed
Four British Folkways in America
History
American History
American
Albion's Seed
Four British Folkways in America
History
American History
American
Origins
How Earth's History Shaped Human History
History
Science
Geography
Origins
How Earth's History Shaped Human History
History
Science
Geography
The Power of Silence
Further Lessons of don Juan
Philosophy
Spirituality
Psychology
The Power of Silence
Further Lessons of don Juan
Philosophy
Spirituality
Psychology
Homo Deus
A Brief History of Tomorrow
History
Science
Philosophy
Homo Deus
A Brief History of Tomorrow
History
Science
Philosophy
1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
History
American History
Anthropology
1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
History
American History
Anthropology
The Human Zoo
A Zoologist's Study of the Urban Animal
Science
Psychology
Anthropology
The Human Zoo
A Zoologist's Study of the Urban Animal
Science
Psychology
Anthropology
The Cosmic Serpent
DNA and the Origins of Knowledge
Science
Anthropology
Spirituality
The Cosmic Serpent
DNA and the Origins of Knowledge
Science
Anthropology
Spirituality
Work
A History of How we spend our Time
History
Anthropology
Economics
Work
A History of How we spend our Time
History
Anthropology
Economics
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
History
Science
Anthropology
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
History
Science
Anthropology
The Geography of Thought
How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Geography of Thought
How Asians and Westerners Think Differently...and Why
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Exercised
The Science of Physical Activity, Rest and Health
Health
Science
Anthropology
Exercised
The Science of Physical Activity, Rest and Health
Health
Science
Anthropology
A Separate Reality
Further Conversations with Don Juan
Spirituality
Philosophy
Anthropology
A Separate Reality
Further Conversations with Don Juan
Spirituality
Philosophy
Anthropology
Collapse
How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
History
Science
Anthropology
Collapse
How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
History
Science
Anthropology
1493
Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
History
Science
American History
1493
Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
History
Science
American History
Civilized to Death
What Was Lost on the Way to Modernity
History
Philosophy
Sociology
Civilized to Death
What Was Lost on the Way to Modernity
History
Philosophy
Sociology
Against the Grain
A Deep History of the Earliest States
History
Anthropology
Politics
Against the Grain
A Deep History of the Earliest States
History
Anthropology
Politics
The Culture Code
An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do
Business
Psychology
Sociology
The Culture Code
An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around the World Live and Buy as They Do
Business
Psychology
Sociology
The Dawn of Everything
A New History of Humanity
History
Anthropology
Science
The Dawn of Everything
A New History of Humanity
History
Anthropology
Science
Why Is Sex Fun?
The Evolution of Human Sexuality
Science
Anthropology
Psychology
Why Is Sex Fun?
The Evolution of Human Sexuality
Science
Anthropology
Psychology
