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
The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire
Why Our Species Is on the Edge of Extinction
Science
History
Anthropology
The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire
Why Our Species Is on the Edge of Extinction
Science
History
Anthropology
Wired for Culture
Origins of the Human Social Mind
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Wired for Culture
Origins of the Human Social Mind
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Unfolding of Language
An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention
Linguistics
Language
History
The Unfolding of Language
An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention
Linguistics
Language
History
The Passing of the Great Race or the Racial Basis of European History
History
Race
Politics
The Passing of the Great Race or the Racial Basis of European History
History
Race
Politics
Human Devolution
A Vedic Alternative to Darwin's Theory
History
Science
Biology
Human Devolution
A Vedic Alternative to Darwin's Theory
History
Science
Biology
Minds Make Societies
How Cognition Explains the World Humans Create
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Minds Make Societies
How Cognition Explains the World Humans Create
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
When God Talks Back
Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God
Religion
Anthropology
Psychology
When God Talks Back
Understanding the American Evangelical Relationship with God
Religion
Anthropology
Psychology
Our Kind
Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going – A Witty Study of Humanity by a Noted Anthropologist
Anthropology
Science
History
Our Kind
Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going – A Witty Study of Humanity by a Noted Anthropologist
Anthropology
Science
History
How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
Dunbar’s Number and Other Evolutionary Quirks
Science
Psychology
Anthropology
How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
Dunbar’s Number and Other Evolutionary Quirks
Science
Psychology
Anthropology
Coding Freedom
The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking
Technology
Anthropology
Programming
Coding Freedom
The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking
Technology
Anthropology
Programming
The Birth of the Clinic
An Archaeology of Medical Perception
Philosophy
History
Medicine
The Birth of the Clinic
An Archaeology of Medical Perception
Philosophy
History
Medicine
On Human Nature
Philosophy
Psychology
Politics
On Human Nature
Philosophy
Psychology
Politics
Lady Sapiens
Breaking Stereotypes About Prehistoric Women
History
Feminism
Science
Lady Sapiens
Breaking Stereotypes About Prehistoric Women
History
Feminism
Science
Everyday Survival
Why Smart People Do Stupid Things
Psychology
Science
Survival
Everyday Survival
Why Smart People Do Stupid Things
Psychology
Science
Survival
Tupaia
Captain Cook's Polynesian Navigator
History
Biography
Travel
Tupaia
Captain Cook's Polynesian Navigator
History
Biography
Travel
Low Anthropology
The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others
Christian
Theology
Psychology
Low Anthropology
The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others
Christian
Theology
Psychology
Economies and Cultures
Foundations of Economic Anthropology
Anthropology
Economics
Social Science
Economies and Cultures
Foundations of Economic Anthropology
Anthropology
Economics
Social Science
Pandora's Seed
The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
Science
History
Anthropology
Pandora's Seed
The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization
Science
History
Anthropology
Chief Culture Officer
How to Create a Living, Breathing Corporation
Business
Anthropology
Sociology
Chief Culture Officer
How to Create a Living, Breathing Corporation
Business
Anthropology
Sociology
The Case of the Female Orgasm
Bias in the Science of Evolution
Science
Sexuality
Feminism
The Case of the Female Orgasm
Bias in the Science of Evolution
Science
Sexuality
Feminism
Aging Thoughtfully
Conversations about Retirement, Romance, Wrinkles, and Regret
Philosophy
Essays
Self Help
Aging Thoughtfully
Conversations about Retirement, Romance, Wrinkles, and Regret
Philosophy
Essays
Self Help
African Religions & Philosophy
Philosophy
Religion
Africa
African Religions & Philosophy
Philosophy
Religion
Africa
Goliath's Curse
The History and Future of Societal Collapse
History
Politics
Sociology
Goliath's Curse
The History and Future of Societal Collapse
History
Politics
Sociology
The Invisible History of the Human Race
How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures
Science
History
Genetics
The Invisible History of the Human Race
How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures
Science
History
Genetics
The Western Illusion of Human Nature
With Reflections on the Long History of Hierarchy, Equality and the Sublimation of Anarchy in the West, and ... Conceptions of the Human Condition
Anthropology
Philosophy
History
The Western Illusion of Human Nature
With Reflections on the Long History of Hierarchy, Equality and the Sublimation of Anarchy in the West, and ... Conceptions of the Human Condition
Anthropology
Philosophy
History
They Came Before Columbus
The African Presence in Ancient America
History
Africa
Race
They Came Before Columbus
The African Presence in Ancient America
History
Africa
Race
100 Million Years of Food
Food
History
Health
100 Million Years of Food
Food
History
Health
The Myths and Gods of India
The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism from the Princeton Bollingen Series
Religion
India
Hinduism
The Myths and Gods of India
The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism from the Princeton Bollingen Series
Religion
India
Hinduism
Ultrasociety
How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth
History
Anthropology
Sociology
Ultrasociety
How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth
History
Anthropology
Sociology
Did God Have a Wife? Archaeology and Folk Religion in Ancient Israel
History
Religion
Archaeology
Did God Have a Wife? Archaeology and Folk Religion in Ancient Israel
History
Religion
Archaeology
The Human Swarm
How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall
Science
History
Sociology
The Human Swarm
How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall
Science
History
Sociology
The Death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the Life of Mexico City
History
Architecture
Anthropology
The Death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the Life of Mexico City
History
Architecture
Anthropology
Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger (1992-01-01) Paperback
Film
Photography
Art
Directing the Documentary by Michael Rabiger (1992-01-01) Paperback
Film
Photography
Art
Bandits
History
Sociology
Crime
Bandits
History
Sociology
Crime
René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Philosophy
Psychology
Anthropology
René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Philosophy
Psychology
Anthropology
The Origin of Language
How We Learned to Speak and Why
Science
Language
History
The Origin of Language
How We Learned to Speak and Why
Science
Language
History
The Forest People
Anthropology
Africa
Ethnography
The Forest People
Anthropology
Africa
Ethnography
From Babylon to Timbuktu
History
Religion
Africa
From Babylon to Timbuktu
History
Religion
Africa
Love Signals
A Practical Field Guide to the Body Language of Courtship
Psychology
Anthropology
Relationships
Love Signals
A Practical Field Guide to the Body Language of Courtship
Psychology
Anthropology
Relationships
Hegemony How-To
A Roadmap for Radicals
Politics
Activism
Social Justice
Hegemony How-To
A Roadmap for Radicals
Politics
Activism
Social Justice
Sidewalk
Sociology
Ethnography
Anthropology
Sidewalk
Sociology
Ethnography
Anthropology
The Mismeasure of Man
Science
History
Psychology
The Mismeasure of Man
Science
History
Psychology
Women's Work
The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times
History
Feminism
Womens
Women's Work
The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times
History
Feminism
Womens
Distinction
Sociology
Philosophy
Theory
Distinction
Sociology
Philosophy
Theory
The Social Conquest of Earth
Science
History
Biology
The Social Conquest of Earth
Science
History
Biology
The Goodness Paradox
The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution
Science
Psychology
Evolution
The Goodness Paradox
The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution
Science
Psychology
Evolution
Escape from Rome
The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity
History
Economics
Ancient History
Escape from Rome
The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity
History
Economics
Ancient History
After 1177 B.C.
The Survival of Civilizations
History
Ancient History
Archaeology
After 1177 B.C.
The Survival of Civilizations
History
Ancient History
Archaeology
Chimpanzee Politics
Power and Sex among Apes
Science
Psychology
Politics
Chimpanzee Politics
Power and Sex among Apes
Science
Psychology
Politics
The Sociology of Georg Simmel
Sociology
Philosophy
Anthropology
The Sociology of Georg Simmel
Sociology
Philosophy
Anthropology
