Category Archives: Excerpts

Adventures in Blogging: Bringing Anthropology to the World

For World Anthropology Day, we asked Paul Stoller to share his thoughts on the urgent need for a more public anthropology, as well as his ideas about blogging as one particular way to reach that public. Paul’s forthcoming book, Adventures in Blogging: Public Anthropology and Popular Media, will be available in April. read more…

  • dateFebruary 15, 2018
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Excerpt: A History of Anthropological Theory

An exciting new feature of the fifth edition of A History of Anthropological Theory, as well as the fifth edition of its companion volume Readings for a History of Anthropological Theory, is a significantly expanded section on anthropology and women. Download a short excerpt here from the section on Anthropology and Gender in A History of Anthropological Theory. read more…

  • dateOctober 27, 2016
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  • posted byAnna
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Four Excerpts from a Four-Field Introductory Textbook

In the weeks leading up to the publication of Through the Lens of Anthropology: An Introduction to Human Evolution and Culture by Robert J. Muckle and Laura Tubelle de González, we posted four separate excerpts from the book on the main University of Toronto Press blog. We would like to round them up here for interested instructors. read more…

  • dateDecember 11, 2015
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You Say “Indian,” I Say “Native”

Indigenous Peoples of North America is a concise, affordable overview of the key issues facing Indigenous peoples in North America, from prehistory to the present. The following excerpt is taken from the very beginning of the book, and seeks to … read more…

  • dateNovember 16, 2012
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  • posted byAnna Del Col
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