The Little Book of Anthropology

From the first steps of our prehistoric ancestors, to the development of complex languages, to the intricacies of religions and cultures across the world, diverse factors have shaped the human species as we know it. Anthropology strives to untangle this fascinating web of history to work out who we were in the past, what that means for human beings today and who we might be tomorrow.

This pocket-sized introduction includes accessible primers on:

Influential anthropologists such as Franz Boas, Margaret Mead and Ruth Benedict

The key branches of anthropology, from physical and linguistic anthropology to archaeology

How anthropologists study topics such as communication, identity, sex and gender, religion and culture

How we can approach one of life's most enduring questions: what is it that truly makes us human?