books by subject
Social & Cultural Anthropology

Forgotten English

At Day's Close: A History of Nighttime

The Intimate Sex Lives of Famous People

Love, Sex and War: Changing Values, 1939-45

The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World

Make it Happy: What Sex is All About

Thoughts on Being a Father

Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World

The Cultural Politics of Fur

The Skin of the Film: Intercultural Cinema, Embodiment, and the Senses

Childhood and Society: An Introduction to the Sociology of Childhood

The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities and Meaning of Table Manners

Becoming Human

The Museum: Behind the Scenes at the British Museum

The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?

Front Page: Covers of the Twentieth Century

U2 Show: The Art of Touring

The Pursuit of Paradise: A Social History of Gardens and Gardening

Ireland: A Social and Cultural History, 1922 to the Present

The Fabled Coast: Legends & traditions from around the shores of Britain & Ireland

Australian Aborigines: Spirits of Arnhem Land

Into India

Civilization: The Six Killer Apps of Western Power

The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories: China From the Bottom Up

Mimesis and Alterity: A Particular History of the Senses

The Postmodernist Always Rings Twice: Culture in the Nineties

The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-Food World (reissued)

Remarkable People: Extraordinary Stories of Everyday Lives

The Intimate and the Ultimate
