Anthropology eBooks
A Woman's Journey Round the World
Anthropology, by Ida PfeifferIda Laura Pfeiffer (October 14, 1797 in Vienna - October 27, 1858 Vienna), was an Austrian traveler and travel book author. She was one of the first female explorers, whose popular books were translated into seven languages. She was a member of geographical societies of both Berlin and Paris, but not of Royal Geographical Society in London due to her sex.
Buried Cities
Anthropology, by Jennie HallAmazing discoveries at Pompei, Mycynae and other buried cities.
Celebrated women travelers in 19th Century
Anthropology, by W. H. Davenport AdamsThe mid to late 19th century and early 20th witnessed an extraordinary number of European and American female travelers who wrote of their adventures. Industrialization had increased women’s mobility and women more easily could travel by train and streamer. As important, by end 19th century, European imperialism had made many areas of the world “safe” for women travelers. Annie Taylor...
Coming of Age in Samoa
Anthropology, by Margaret MeadComing of Age in Samoa is a book by American anthropologist Margaret Mead based upon her research and study of youth on the island of Ta'u in the Samoa Islands which primarily focused on adolescent girls. Mead was 23 years old when she carried out her field work in Samoa. First published in 1928, the book launched Mead as a pioneering researcher and the most famous anthropologist in the world...
Intergroup Conflict and Cooperation: The Robbers Cave Experiment
Anthropology, by Muzafer Sherif, O. J. Harvey, B. Jack White, WilliIn 1954, Muzafer Sherif and Carolyn Sherif studied the origin of prejudice in social groups in a classic study called the Robbers Cave Experiment. They conducted their research in a 200 acres (0.8 km2) summer camp which was completely surrounded by Robbers Cave State Park in Oklahoma. During the study, Sherif posed as a camp janitor. The study team screened a group of 22 eleven-year-old boys...
Introduction to the Mortuary Customs of American Indians
Anthropology, by SmithsonianAn anthropological study from the Smithsonian archives
Japanese Swords
Anthropology, by AnonymousWhen, in 1877, the Government prohibited the Samurai from wearing any longer the two swords which had been the privilege and distinctive mark of their martial caste, the Imperial When the Japanese government prohibited the wearing of swords, the wish was obeyed, notwithstanding the feeling that something was snapping in the life of the nation. Blades had been treasured for centuries, handed from...
Latino Sex Trade. Lives of truck drivers
Anthropology, by Jacobo SchifterWhat do truckers do about their sexual needs on the road?This startling and unique study examines the on-the-road sex lives of Central American truck drivers. It takes a quantitative and qualitative look at the extent of homosexuality, prostitution, drug use, and vulnerability to HIV infection among these men who operate in a strangely unique sexual culture. Latino Truck Driver Trade: Sex and...
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