Anthropology of Africa

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Below are a few helpful series to consult for anthropology.  You can do a title or keyword search in the library catalog to browse all of the books in that series.  In addition to the series name, you can also add a keyword for the specific topic or people you're interested in to see if there are any books on them.

• Studies in Anthropological Method
• Human Relations Area Files
• Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology

Here are a few useful subject headings that you can use (along with your topic) when searching for books:

• Anthropology

Cultural Anthropology

• Anthropology, Cultural
• Ethnology
• Social conditions
• Social life and customs

Cultural Ecology

• Human ecology
• Social ecology

Linguistics

• Anthropological linguistics
• Code switching (Linguistics)
• Sociolinguistics

Physical/Biological Anthropology

• Medical anthropology
• Physical anthropology
• Somatology