Comments on: 70 (or so) Essential Books in Anthropology – Allegra’s Readers’ Choices

By: David K

David K — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 12:55:05 +0000

Geertz’ Interpretation of Cultures?

By: BW

BW — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 20:37:10 +0000

It’s hard to be an anthropologist without being familiar with Yanomamo, however you feel about the book. It has been cited as the best-selling book in anthropology of all time. Another very popular book is The Forest People by Colin Turnbull. I would also add The Nuer by Evans-Pritchard, Sex and Temperament by Margaret Mead, The Birth and Death of the Seneca and Religion: An Anthropological View by Tony Wallace, The League of the Iroquois by L.H. Morgan, The Forest of Symbols by Victor Turner, and The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Durkheim.

By: NE

NE — Tue, 23 May 2017 23:26:00 +0000

Guns, Germs, and Steel?! Maybe we should use this book about how NOT to analyze anthropological data; otherwise, it certainly should not be on the list.

By: huh

huh — Sat, 20 May 2017 08:07:17 +0000

Three from JC Scott?