Anthropology News & Updates
Articles, News, Promotions and Updates from Routledge and the Taylor & Francis Group.
Recent Articles
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An Anthropological Economy of Debt
Edited by Bernard Hours and Pepita Ould Ahmed
Who exactly is in debt - and what is inside it? Authors from many disciplines come together in this volume to ask about the ways in which debt is shared out, and the constraints implied in it. The dimensions explored are not merely economic, but also political and symbolic - with special attention being paid to the gendered debt that burdens women.
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Reference Bestsellers
To celebrate National Library Week, Routledge Anthropology is proud to present our top selling reference titles from the past year.
Click here to see the bestselling books.
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Author James S Bielo on ‘Anthropology of Religion: The Basics’
James S. Bielo, author of Anthropology of Religion: The Basics, discusses how students and instructors can benefit from his new book.
Click here to read the full interview.
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Cultural Anthropology: 101
"Cultural Anthropology: 101 is a jargon free, concise introduction to socio-cultural anthropology. The text offers a platform to a sub-discipline of anthropology, illustrating its major theories and concepts to the larger anthropological discipline and our ever-changing world. Undergraduates will discover an engaging text that offers numerous opportunities for further exploration".
Gregory R. Campbell, The University of Montana
Click here to learn more.
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Kathleen Richardson on the key connections between robotics and anthropology
Kathleen Richardson, author of An Anthropology of Robots and AI: Annihilation Anxiety and Machines, discusses her research including the key connections between robotics and gender, disability, and autism.
Click here to read the full interview.
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Rediscover tandfebooks with five free-to-view Anthropology titles
With over 50,000 eBooks across the humanities, social sciences and education Taylor & Francis eBooks provides direct access to a wealth of quality academic content for research and study.
All titles purchased by your institution from March 1st 2015 onwards will be DRM-free, meaning that you can access, print and copy and paste without any restrictions at all. In addition new powerful filtered search enables you to effortlessly reach the most relevant content. Rediscover how tandfebooks can help you.
To celebrate, we have made five titles in Anthropology free to view on Taylor & Francis eBooks until the end of April - why not take a look?
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Routledge Library Editions: Folklore
Routledge Library Editions: Folklore is a collection of previously out-of-print titles from a variety of academic imprints. It provides in one place a wealth of important reference sources on a wide variety of folklore topics. The books span a wide date range, demonstrating both the development of the field and, at the same time, providing valuable background to current academic thinking.
Click here to read more.
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Did you see these Author Interviews in 2014?
We hope you got the chance to read our author interviews and articles in 2014, but in case you didn’t, we’ve put them all in one place to make them easily accessible.
Click here to read them all!
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Author of ‘Anthropology and Anthropologists’ featured in Anthropology of This Century (AOTC)
A recent issue of 'Anthropology of This Century' (AOTC) featured an article by Adam Kuper, author of Anthropology and Anthropologists, now in its fourth edition. He discusses the radical changes in the field of British social anthropology since the first publication of his book in 1973, the two opposing schools of thought that shaped its evolution, and the current state of social anthropology as a truly cosmopolitan discipline. Read excerpts from the article, or read the full article here. Learn more about the book here.
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Now Available - Medical Anthropology in Europe: Shaping the Field
This collection brings together three generations of medical anthropologists working at European universities to reflect on past, current and future directions of the field. Medical anthropology emerged on an international playing ground, and while other recently compiled anthologies emphasize North American developments, this volume highlights substantial ethnographic and theoretical studies undertaken in Europe.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Anthropology and Medicine.