Anthropology

To celebrate the publication of our latest book, Fifty Key Anthropologists (edited by Robert Gordon, Harriet Lyons and Andrew Lyons) Routledge Anthropology have put together a collection of FREE key articles from across our range of journals related to the life and work of some of these influential figures. Find out more here...

If you haven't seen Jack David Eller's textbook, Cultural Anthropology: Global Forces, Local Lives, take a look today, and find out why Faidra Papavasilliou, Georgia State University, calls it, "the best textbook I have yet encountered…the 'standards' in the field are twice as expensive and half as good."

Can you hear the drum roll? The 2012 Reference Catalog has arrived and can be downloaded today. Simple. You can learn about all our 2011 and 2012 Library Reference titles, both in print and eBooks, across the humanities and social sciences. And we have packed the Catalog full of new interactive features. Read on for the full low down.

The 2nd edition of the highly-acclaimed Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology provides clear, concise, and provocative explanations of key anthropological themes and ideas.

Preview the fascinating entries today!

Professor Tim Ingold has published two exciting new books with us this year, The Perception of the Environment and Being Alive. To celebrate, we have put together a selection of journal articles by Tim Ingold, which you can access for FREE until the end of December 2011. Find out more here...

Can some of the greatest environmental challenges in global history be repaired using anthropology?  Environmental Anthropology Today employs a range of ethnographic work across disciplines to explore our overall understanding of how to survive as citizens of the planet.

Taking Food Public is a comprehensive anthology on cutting-edge issues in the public production, consumption and performance of food in the USA and around the globe. The articles in this reader provide new perspectives on the changing meanings and uses of food in the twenty-first century.

This book is perfect for Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology of Food, Sociology of Culture, and Food and Culture courses.

Request your complimentary exam copy today!