About Library Ebooks
The books below, which have been assigned in ANTH classes, are listed in alphabetical order by title.
Please read the tips, as many of these ebooks have use restrictions.
If the edition listed here does not match the edition assigned by your professor, you might want to ask the the professor before using the ebook version.
Print Texts at the Library
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EMU Library Course ReservesThe library has hard copy books for some courses available at the Library Services Desk. Most of these will be for 2 hour in-library use. Use your EMU ID card to check these out. It's free!
ANTH Ebooks
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Black Lives and Spatial Matters: Policing Blackness and Practicing Freedom in Suburban St. Louis by
Publication Date: 2020This JSTOR ebook is easy to use. Scroll down the page to find chapters you can read online or download as a PDF. More tips for JSTOR ebooks.
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Cultural Anthropology: Tribes, States, and the Global System, 7th ed. [Better version] by
Publication Date: 2020This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
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Cultural Anthropology: Tribes, States, and the Global System, 7th ed. [EBSCO version] by
Publication Date: 2020This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, the screen may indicate that 0 copies are available and you can try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. Use the chapter links to read this online. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the PDF download option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead read online and print only specific key pages. If you have trouble accessing content in the book, clearing cookies from your browser may solve the problem. More tips for EBSCO ebooks. -
Forensic Anthropology: A Comprehensive Introduction, 2nd ed. by
Publication Date: 2017Scroll down the page to see the chapter table of contents, where you can download PDF copies of chapters. Note: If the ebook stops working, you may need to clear cookies from your browser settings. More tips for Taylor & Francis ebooks. -
Forensic Anthropology: Current Methods and Practice, 2nd ed by
Publication Date: 2019Scroll down the page to find links to individual chapters. Sometimes you will need to click on section titles to see individual chapters. The ebook page will have links to PDF copies of the chapters, which you can download or print for personal use. More tips for ScienceDirect ebooks.
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A History of Anthropological Theory, 6th ed by
Publication Date: 2021This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
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A History of Archaeological Thought, 2nd ed. by
Publication Date: 2006This Cambridge ebook is easy to use. The ebook page will have PDF links to the chapters. You can download or print chapters for personal use. You can also download the entire book as a PDF, or send the book to a Kindle. More tips for Cambridge ebooks. -
The Human Bone Manual by
Publication Date: 2005-11-08Scroll down the page to find links to individual chapters. The ebook page will have links to PDF copies of the chapters, which you can download or print for personal use. More tips for ScienceDirect ebooks.
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by
Publication Date: 2014This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. You won't be able to print or download any pages. This ebook reads differently than other ProQuest ebooks, use > to page through the book or use the book icon to view a panel with the table of contents. WARNING: This ebook was only available in a version that doesn't work as well for sharing, so you are more likely to encounter busy signals. Get a print copy if you can, or plan to read well ahead of time. More tips for ProQuest ebooks. -
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (EBSCO version) by
Publication Date: 2014This is a 1-user ebook. If you are the 2nd reader, the screen may indicate that 0 copies are available and you can try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but won't be able to print or save any pages. If you have trouble accessing content in the book, clearing cookies from your browser may solve the problem. WARNING: This ebook was only available in a version that doesn't work as well for sharing, so you are more likely to encounter busy signals. Get a print copy if you can, or plan to read well ahead of time. More tips for EBSCO ebooks. -
Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology, 2nd ed. by
Publication Date: 2017Full text available in the the ProQuest One Literature database. Can be downloaded as a PDF. Audio version available.
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Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology, 2nd ed. (Extra copy) by
Publication Date: 2017This is a 1-reader-at-a-time ebook. If you are the 2nd reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks. -
A New Companion to Linguistic Anthropology by
Publication Date: 2023Wiley ebooks are easy to use. Scroll down the page to find PDFs for the chapters. More tips for Wiley ebooks. -
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (10th Anniv ed) by
Publication Date: 2020This book can be used by multiple students at the same time. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but can only print, download or email a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks. -
Policing Methamphetamine by
Publication Date: 2011This JSTOR ebook is easy to use. Scroll down the page to find chapters you can read online or download as a PDF. More tips for JSTOR ebooks. -
Policing the Frontier: An Ethnography of Two Worlds in Niger by
Publication Date: 2020This JSTOR ebook is easy to use. Scroll down the page to find chapters you can read online or download as a PDF. More tips for JSTOR ebooks. -
Racism Without Racists, 5th ed. by
Publication Date: 2017This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, you will get a "busy signal" and have to try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. More tips for ProQuest ebooks. -
Research Methods in Human Skeletal Biology by
Publication Date: 2012This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." Use the chapter links to read this online. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the PDF download option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead read online and print only specific key pages. If you have trouble accessing content in the book, clearing cookies from your browser may solve the problem. More tips for EBSCO ebooks. -
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze [Best version] by
Publication Date: 2006This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. You can download this book to your computer for a week at a time. After the 7 days, you can download it again as many times as you want. More tips for ProQuest ebooks. -
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze [EBSCO version] by
This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, the screen may indicate that 0 copies are available and you can try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but won't be able to print or save any pages. If you have trouble accessing content in the book, clearing cookies from your browser may solve the problem. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.
Funded by GAMEABOVE. -
The Routledge Handbook of Medical Anthropology by
Publication Date: 2018Scroll down the page to see the chapter table of contents, where you can download PDF copies of chapters. Note: If the ebook stops working, you may need to clear cookies from your browser settings. More tips for Taylor & Francis ebooks. -
Sentiment, Reason, and Law: Policing in the Republic of China on Taiwan by
Publication Date: 2019This JSTOR ebook is easy to use. Scroll down the page to find chapters you can read online or download as a PDF. More tips for JSTOR ebooks.
Made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. -
Social and Cultural Anthropology by
Publication Date: 2000This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the download PDF option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead use Read Online, then print only specific key pages. You can download this book to your computer for a week at a time. After the 7 days, you can download it again as many times as you want. More tips for ProQuest ebooks.
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Things Fall Apart by
Publication Date: 1994This is a 1-user ebook. If you are the 2nd reader, the screen may indicate that 0 copies are available and you can try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but won't be able to print or save any pages. If you have trouble accessing content in the book, clearing cookies from your browser may solve the problem. WARNING: This ebook was only available in a version that doesn't work as well for sharing, so you are more likely to encounter busy signals. Get a print copy if you can, or plan to read well ahead of time. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.
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Things Fall Apart in The African Trilogy by
Publication Date: 2017This book contains 3 works by Achebe, including Things Fall Apart.
This is a 3-user ebook. If you are the 4th reader, the screen may indicate that 0 copies are available and you can try again later. If you plan to rely solely on the ebook, it's wise to read ahead. You can read the entire book when logged in online, but won't be able to print or save any pages. If you have trouble accessing content in the book, clearing cookies from your browser may solve the problem. WARNING: This ebook was only available in a version that doesn't work as well for sharing, so you are more likely to encounter busy signals. Get a print copy if you can, or plan to read well ahead of time. More tips for EBSCO ebooks.
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Tourism and Prosperity in Miao Land by
Publication Date: 2017This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." Use the chapter links to read this online. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the PDF download option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead read online and print only specific key pages. If you have trouble accessing content in the book, clearing cookies from your browser may solve the problem. More tips for EBSCO ebooks. -
Twilight Policing: Private Security and Violence in Urban South Africa by
Publication Date: 2016This ebook is provided by the Michigan eLibrary. This is an unlimited ebook, so you won't ever get a "busy signal." Use the chapter links to read this online. You can only print a limited number of pages. Be wary of using the PDF download option to read chapters, as this will quickly deplete your printing quota. Instead read online and print only specific key pages. If you have trouble accessing content in the book, clearing cookies from your browser may solve the problem. More tips for EBSCO ebooks. -
Understanding Chinese Society, 2nd ed. by
Publication Date: 2015Scroll down the page to see the chapter table of contents, where you can download PDF copies of chapters. Note: If the ebook stops working, you may need to clear cookies from your browser settings. More tips for Taylor & Francis ebooks. -
Understanding Racism: Theories of Oppression and Discrimination by
Publication Date: 2020/2021Sage ebooks are easy. Look down the page for links to chapters you can read online or download as PDFs. More tips for Sage ebooks.