Essays in Evolutionary Cognitive Anthropology

OpenStax introduction to anthropology integrating the four-field approach across cultural, biological, archaeological, and linguistic anthropology. Strong coverage of contemporary issues including globalization, health, race, and indigenous rights.

Jennifer Hasty, David G. Lewis and Marjorie M. Snipes

An open-access cultural anthropology textbook by Michael Wesch that uses storytelling, photography, and ethnographic fieldwork to introduce culture, language, kinship, religion, and identity. Designed to spark wonder and questioning rather than memorization.

Michael Wesch

An open introduction to cultural anthropology from the American Anthropological Association covering culture, fieldwork, language, kinship, religion, economics, gender, and globalization. Each chapter is written by working anthropologists and includes vivid ethnographic examples.

Nina Brown, Thomas McIlwraith, Laura Tubelle de Gonzalez

An introduction to sociocultural anthropology covering culture concept, kinship, religion, economic systems, and ethnographic methods, written for health science students. Lecture notes developed with The Carter Center.

Zerihun Doda, M.A.