Hello again! I’ve recently been digging my hands into anthropology and I’m dying to get some more books. I’m more specifically looking for biological anthropology books and cultural anthropology books. I would prefer if the CA books were centered around the global south, more specifically west Africa, the Middle East, and south/south east Asia.
I recently finished First Steps by Jeremy DeSilva, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
I also wouldn’t mind some non-fiction books on culturally significant areas of the world and their empires like Mesopotamia and the Assyrian or Babylonian empire, or China and their dynasties.
Thanks in advance!
by CrickWaterDrinker
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My great-aunt was an anthropologist, but her area of expertise was the exact opposite of what you’re looking for: she worked with the native peoples of Alaska and Greenland. In case you’re interested anyway, her name was Frederica de Laguna, and her books include _A Voyage To Greenland_, _Tales From the Dena_, _Travels Among the Dena_, and _Under Mt. St. Elias_. She also wrote a murder mystery set in Alaska called _Fog on the Mountain_.
You might check out the [AUPresses Subject Area Grid](https://aupresses.org/resources/aupresses-subject-area-grid/)for university presses that publish in these areas. These are often written by experts for a more general audience.
Off the top of my head, I only know ones published by Gallaudet University Press, since they intersect with my area (deaf studies).
But I know presses like Duke and Chicago also do a lot of cultural anthropology, so it may be worth perusing their lists/catalogs!
Medical apartheid was a good one.
Does anyone know any anthropology books on central American fruit pickers?
*Dance of the Dolphin* is a fascinating ethnography. It’s about the Global South, but South America (the Amazon).