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Anthropology

Resources for those doing research in the area of anthropology

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.

International Encyclopedia of Linguistics Oxford University Press, 2003
Online.  The Encyclopedia encompasses the full range of topics in linguistics, including such areas as historical, comparative, formal, mathematical, functional, philosophical, and sociolinguistics.

The following are hardcopy reference works available at Gelman Library:: 

Concise Dictionary of Cultural and Social Anthropology  Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
Location: GN307 .M67 2012 (stacks)
A hands-on guide to the hundreds of terms the student of anthropology and the general reader will encounter in dealing with anthropological and ethnographic literature.

Encyclopedia of Archaeology
Location:  REF CC 70 .E53 2008 2nd Floor
The Encyclopedia of Archaeology encompasses all aspects of archaeology, including the nature and diversity of archaeology as a scientific discipline, the practice of archaeology, archaeology in the everyday world, and the future of the discipline.

Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore & Folklife
Location: REF GR 35 .G75 2006 2nd Floor
Topics and themes by geographic region; 4 vols.

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