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Anthropology

Cambridge University Press has a long-established list of prestigious publishing within the diverse field of anthropology. With internationally renowned authors such as Sir Jack Goody and Lord Garry Runciman, our list features both classic texts and cutting-edge research. Our publishing spans from physical anthropology to social and cultural anthropology, and now includes fascinating publications from the Cambridge Library Collection.

    Anthropology (Bestsellers)

    The top 10 bestselling titles in Anthropology

    Outline of a Theory of Practice

    Outline of a Theory of Practice

    • Pierre Bourdieu, Richard Nice
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521291644)
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    • Publication date: June 1977
    Series: Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
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    • $34.00 (Z)
    Displacement and Dispossession in the Modern Middle East

    Displacement and Dispossession in the Modern Middle East

    Series: The Contemporary Middle East
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    • $99.00 (C)
    A World of Babies

    A World of Babies

    Imagined Childcare Guides for Seven Societies
    • Judy S. DeLoache, Alma Gottlieb
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521664752)
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    • Publication date: May 2000
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    • $31.99 (Z)
    Anthropology and Development

    Anthropology and Development

    Culture, Morality and Politics in a Globalised World
    • Emma Crewe, Richard Axelby
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521184724)
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    • Publication date: November 2012
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    The Social Life of Things

    The Social Life of Things

    Commodities in Cultural Perspective
    • Arjun Appadurai
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521357265)
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    • Publication date: January 1988
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    • $36.99 (X)
    History and Theory in Anthropology

    History and Theory in Anthropology

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    • $44.00 (Z)
    Anthropology and the Cognitive Challenge

    Anthropology and the Cognitive Challenge

    Series: New Departures in Anthropology
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    • $29.99 (Z)
    Mixed Method Data Collection Strategies

    Mixed Method Data Collection Strategies

    Series: New Perspectives on Anthropological and Social Demography
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    • $32.99 (Z)
    A Plague of Sheep

    A Plague of Sheep

    Environmental Consequences of the Conquest of Mexico
    • Elinor G. K. Melville
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521574488)
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    • Publication date: July 1997
    Series: Studies in Environment and History
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    • $36.99 (Z)
    A New Anthropology of Islam

    A New Anthropology of Islam

    • John R. Bowen
    • Paperback (ISBN-13: 9780521529785)
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    • Publication date: September 2012
    Series: New Departures in Anthropology
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    • $29.99 (Z)

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