Wanted: Book Reviews
By Alissa Whitmore, Book Reviews Editor Ah, summer. There are few things better than relaxing with a good book in the park, on the beach, or inside under…
Tag: Anthropology books
Call for Book Reviews
By Alissa Whitmore, Book Reviews Editor Do you love thinking critically about your favorite comics, superhero tv shows, or the latest sci fi epic that has hit the…
TGA’s 2018 Holiday Wishlist
Struggling with what to get friends or family members this holiday season? Don’t know what to ask for yourself (apart from a device that will help you get…
Michael Kimmel, “Angry White Men: American Masculinity at the End of an Era”
Michael Kimmel View on Amazon Michael Kimmel is the Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Stony Brook University. He is also executive director of the Center…
Rita Denny and Patricia Sunderland, “Handbook of Anthropology in Business”
Rita Denny and Patricia Sunderland‘s book Handbook of Anthropology in Business (Left Coast Press, 2014) is a groundbreaking collection of essays all related to Business Anthropology. As with all inter……
Katherine Frank, “Plays Well in Groups: A Journey Through the World of Group Sex”
Dr. Katherine Frank‘s book, Plays Well in Groups: A Journey Through the World of Group Sex (Rowman and Littlefield, 2013), is a fascinating look at the taboo of group…
Caitlin McDonald and Barbara Sellers-Young, eds., “Belly Dance Around the World: New Communities, Performance and Identity”
When you think about research that contributes to understanding others (or maybe even yourself more), dance is not often the first thought that comes to mind. But the…
Pedro Oliveira, “People-Centered Innovation: Becoming a Practitioner in Innovation Research”
Pedro Oliveira provides a fascinating glimpse into his transition from academia into consultancy, with a guide for those like minded to boot. People-Centered Innovation: Becoming a Practitioner in…
Ken MacLeish, “Making War at Fort Hood: Life and Uncertainty in a Military Community”
Ken MacLeish offers an ethnographic look at daily lives and the true costs borne by soldiers, their families, and communities, in his new book Making War at Fort…
Pauline Turner Strong, “American Indians and the American Imaginary: Cultural Representation Across the Centuries”
Pauline Turner Strong’s new book American Indians and the American Imaginary: Cultural Representation Across the Centuries (Paradigm Publishers, 2012) traces the representations of Native Americans ac… Visit New Books…
John S. Allen, “The Omnivorous Mind: Our Evolving Relationship to Food”
[Cross-posted from New Books in Food] Did Proust have it right? Does food, whether it’s a madeleine from an aristocratic childhood or the Velveeta mac-and-cheese my mom used to…
Morgan Liu, “Under Solomon’s Throne: Uzbek Visions of Renewal in Osh”
Dr. Morgan Liu’s book, Under Solomon’s Throne: Uzbek Visions of Renewal in Osh (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2012) brings to light the life of ethnic Uzbeks living in the…