Anthropology

Speed: How it Explains the World

'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' Bill Gates‘There is perhaps no other academi...

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The Four Heavens: A New History of the Ancient Maya

The Four Heavens brings to life the cultural and visual splendor of the ancient Maya, drawing on the...

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Shamanism: The Timeless Religion

What are the origins of shamanism and what is its future? Do shamans believe in their powers? What e...

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A Myriad of Tongues: How Languages Reveal Differences in How We Think

2024, Winner of the PROSE Award in Language and Linguistics An award-winning look at the...

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The Shortest History of Sex

‘Superb... Baker helps make sense of the revolutionary changes in sexual behaviour taking place toda...

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Celtic Magic: A Practitioner's Guide

Druids and divination, curses and charms: the Celtic world was filled with magic and intrigue - but...

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The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire: Why Our Species Is on the Edge of Extinction

‘Brilliant’ – The Times‘Hugely informative and entertaining’ – New Scientist‘Put this at the head of...

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Prometheus: Archetypal Image of Human Existence

The god Prometheus stole fire from heaven and bestowed it on humans. In punishment, Zeus chained him...

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Asklepios: Archetypal Image of the Physician's Existence

To the physicians of classical antiquity, Asklepios was the ideal of their existence as healers. In...

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Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter

The Sanctuary of Eleusis near Athens was the center of a religious cult that endured for nearly two...

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Zeus and Hera: Archetypal Image of Father, Husband, and Wife

What did Zeus mean to the Greeks of antiquity? Who was Hera, archetypally united with Zeus as if the...

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Dionysos: Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life

No other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and ritual practices of antiquity a...

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Fairies: A History

Many people think they know what fairies are, what a fairy looks like, and how a fairy is expected t...

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Counting: Humans, History and the Infinite Lives of Numbers

What is Counting: Humans, History and the Infinite Lives of Numbers by Benjamin Wardhaugh about?...

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Explosive Emotions: How Modern Society Shapes What We Feel

We are in an explosive cultural moment. Whatever explanation for this is offered—inequalities,...