Articles
The articles below are commonly assigned in HCC's ANTH courses. Links may go to open websites on the World Wide Web or to HCC's subscription databases. Database access will require login with the HCC student W# and password in order to access the article. In most cases, articles are found in PDF format and can be downloaded and/pr printed. Electronic reserves (ereserves) are accessed with name and library barcode#. More information about library barcode numbers may be found here.
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"Eating Christmas in the Kalahari" by Richard Borshay LeeAvailable from the Natural History Magazine archives website
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"Life Without Chiefs" by Marvin HarrisThis chapter from the anthropology reader, "Conformity and Conflict," is provided as an electronic reserve from the HCC libraries. In order to access, you will need to enter your name and library barcode#, found on your HCC photo ID, or in your HCC online student account under the Demographic Data link.
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"Shakespeare in the Bush" by Laura BohannanAvailable from the Natural History Magazine archives website
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"The Fall and Rise of a Native Language" by E. Koohan PaikThis chapter from the anthropology reader, "Paradigm Wars," is provided as an electronic reserve from the HCC libraries. In order to access, you will need to enter your name and library barcode#, found on your HCC photo ID, or in your HCC online student account under the Demographic Data link.
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"The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race" by Jared DiamondAvailable on the Discover Magazine website
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"When Brothers Share a Wife" by Melvyn C. GoldsteinAvailable in the ProQuest Research Library database
Ebooks
The ebooks below are commonly assigned in HCC's ANTH courses. Access will generally require login with the HCC student W# and password. In most cases, a limited number of pages can be downloaded and/pr printed in an individual viewing session. Access to any ebook is generally limited to one user at a time. If you experience a message indicating that an ebook is currently in use and may not be accessed, we recommend waiting and trying again at a later time.
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"A Healing Ritual" by Marjorie Shostak"A Healing Ritual" is Chapter 13 from the book, N!ai: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman. The chapter can be accessed from the EbscoHost databases.
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!Kung, N!ai, The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman by Marjorie ShostakThis book is the story of the life of N!ai, a member of the !Kung tribe of hunter-gatherers from southern Africa's Kalahari desert. Told in her own words--earthy, emotional, vivid--to Marjorie Shostak, a Harvard anthropologist who succeeded, with N!ai's collaboration, in breaking through the immense barriers of language and culture, the story is a fascinating view of a remarkable woman.
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Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural AnthropologyThe first peer-reviewed open access textbook for cultural anthropology courses. Produced by the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges and available free of charge for use in any setting.