Cultural Anthropology
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Cultural Anthropology
Databases (Find Articles and Reports)
The Sifter: A Food History Research Tool 
Founded in 2011, the Seshat: Global History Databank brings together the most current and comprehensive body of knowledge about human history in one place. Our unique Databank systematically collects what is currently known about the social and political organization of human societies and how civilizations have evolved over time.
Image Databases
Online Resource for Japanese Archaeology and Cultural Heritage 
"...an English-language interactive tool for teachers and students interested in incorporating the wonders of early Japan in teaching and learning across a range of subjects including history, geography, environment, cuisine and religious studies."
Periodicals (Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers)
Books
Africas of the Americas: Beyond the Search for Origins in the Study of Afro-Atlantic Religions 
"...what role notions of 'Africanity' and 'pastfulness' play in the social and ritual lives of historical and contemporary practitioners of Afro-Atlantic religious."
Culture, Power, Place: Explorations in Critical Anthropology 
"...demonstrate how in recent years this anthropological convention and its attendant assumptions about identity and cultural difference have undergone a series of important challenges."
Identity in Crossroads Civilisations: Ethnicity, Nationalism and Globalism in Asia
"...demonstrates how identity is defined, negotiated and conceptualised in response to increasing globalisation in the region."
Usable Pasts: Traditions and Group Expressions in North America
"...fourteen authors examine the manipulation of traditional expressions among a variety of groups from the United States and Canada."
Guides
Seshat: Global History Databank
Founded in 2011, the Seshat: Global History Databank brings together the most current and comprehensive body of knowledge about human history in one place. Our unique Databank systematically collects what is currently known about the social and political organization of human societies and how civilizations have evolved over time.
