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American Bibliography Of Slavic And East European Studies (ABSEES) (Info)
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| Producer: | Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies / Ebsco | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | ABSEES contains over 55,000 records (1990-date) representing North American scholarship on East-Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, including citations for journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, and government publications. ABSEES is updated monthly. | |
| Usage Tips: | Truncation Use an asterisk (*) to search for all terms which begin with a basic root. Example: environment* will search for environment, environmental, environmentalist, etc.
Combining Terms You may use AND or OR to combine search terms. Example: chernobyl AND environment. Phrase You may search for a phrase by enclosing the words in quotes. Example: "aral sea". | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Politics -- Foreign and International History -- Outside U.S. | |
Annual Review Of Anthropology (Info)
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| Producer: | Annual Reviews | |
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| Description: | Annually-published overview/synthesis of important topics in the study of anthropology. Articles from 1996 to date are available online. Additional | |
| Usage Tips: | Browse You may browse through the contents of recent volumes by clicking on the dates (in blue) on the left side of the screen.
Search You may search for terms appearing in articles by using the "Quick Search" option, in the middle of the page. (More complex searching is available in the "Advanced Search" option. Combining Terms You may search for articles containing two or more terms by combining them with the word "AND." Example: gender AND work Phrase You may search for a multi-word phrase by enclosing the terms in quotations marks. Example: "latin america" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Annual Review Of Sociology (Info)
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| Producer: | Annual Reviews | |
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| Description: | Annually-published overview/synthesis of important topics in the study of sociology. Articles from 1996 to date are available online. Additional | |
| Usage Tips: | Browse You may browse through the contents of recent volumes by clicking on the dates (in blue) on the left side of the screen.
Search You may search for terms appearing in articles by using the "Quick Search" option, in the middle of the page. (More complex searching is available in the "Advanced Search" option. Combining Terms You may search for articles containing two or more terms by combining them with the word "AND." Example: gender AND poverty Phrase You may search for a multi-word phrase by enclosing the terms in quotations marks. Example: "latin america" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Poverty Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
| Producer: | American Anthropological Association | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | This database provides access to about 30 journals published by the AAA, including the current contents of the most critical peer-reviewed publications. | |
| Usage Tips: | Searching
All of the Words To search for entries containing one or more key words, connect your searech terms with AND. Example: chech* AND (soviet OR russia*) To combine a multi-word phrase with another term, use the "All of the Words" box, enclosing the phrase within quotation marks. Example: "ghost dance" AND (lakota OR sioux) At Least One of the Words Use this option to search for more-or-less synonymous terms. Example: indigenous native Please note that other search options (farther down the search page) allow you to limit your search to individual journals, by publication year, and/or to have your search terms appear in particular parts of entries. Results Search results are automatically arranged by "Relevancy," but you can opt to re-arrange the list by "Date." You also can choose entries from individual publications, by selecting from the "Focus results by Publication" list to the right of the results. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Anthropological Index Online (Info)
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| Producer: | Royal Anthropological Institute | |
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| Description: | Index to articles held in the library of the RAI (and elsewhere). | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Anthropological Papers Of The American Museum Of Natural History (Info)
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| Producer: | American Museum of Natural History | |
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| Description: | Highly respected series, published continuously since 1907, containing over 350 monographic volumes that include some of the great ethnographies of the 20th century, particularly on North American Indians. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may browse by title, author, or date (year).
Searching You can use an asterisk (*) to search for forms of a word. Example: myth* will find myth, myths, mythology, etc. To find entries containing two or more words, connect the search terms with AND. Example: indians AND myth* | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) -- World Cultures (Info)
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| Producer: | Yale University | |
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| Description: | eHRAF World Cultures is based on the full HRAF database, begun in 1949, which contains hundreds of thousands of pages of text on cultural groups and materials. This online eHRAF world cultures collection consists of over 350,000 pages of information on hundreds of racial and ethnic groups. Over 40,000 pages of text are added to the database each year. | |
| Usage Tips: | Each culture (group) entry should consist of a "cultural summary" and a list of reports, arranged by author, each available in full-text form.
Browse This is the simplest method of searching for a particular group, allowing you to choose among hundreds of alphabetically-arranged racial and ethnic groups. Once you have chosen "Browse," you also will see options at the top of the page to browse alphabetical lists of Regions of the world and Countries. Another browsing option at the top of the page will be Subjects, which allows you to browse through an alphabetically-arranged list of important topics, along with links to documents with a major focus ("Related Documents") on each topic. Search This option, which can search the text of the entire database, allows much more precise and powerful access to the contents of documents. Beneath the "Search" box, you will see some examples illustrating the ways in which to enter and combine search words. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
| Producer: | JSTOR | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | A digital archive of over 1,100 important scholarly journals. All issues of each journal are included in full-text except for the most recent 2-to-5 years, based on JSTOR's agreement with the journal's publisher.
August 2009 update: JSTOR is developing Data for Research, a tool for analysis of the content of the database. | |
| Usage Tips: | Searching The opening Advanced Search page presents 4 options for searching through the full text of all articles. You can change one or more these options to search through authors' names, words in article titles, words in article abstracts, or words in captions.
To search for forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) to substitute for missing letters. Example: modern* finds modern, modernism, moderns, modernistic, etc. To find articles containing two or more words, connect the search terms with AND. Example: terror* AND nationalis* To search for a multi-word phrase, enclose search terms in quotation marks. Example: "vernacular architecture" Results and Printing The list of articles resulting from a search is displayed in order of relevance (the number of appearances and prominence of your search terms), but can be re-sorted by publication date. To print an article, click on the "PDF" option. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Music Economics and Business - General History -- United States Humanities - General Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General Economics Theater .General (any topic) Women's and Gender Studies History -- Outside U.S. Islamic Studies Politics -- Political Philosophy | |
National Archaeological Database (Info)
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| Producer: | U.S. National Park Service | |
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| Description: | Database of public archaeology project reports in the U.S. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Connect to: Sociological Abstracts
| Producer: | Sociological Abstracts / ProQuest | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Preeminent database of research in sociology and related fields in the social and behavioral sciences. It includes references to articles in over 4,000 journals and other serial publications, plus books, dissertations, and conference papers, dating back to the early 1950's. | |
| Usage Tips: | Please note the "Figures and Tables" search option, near the top of the screen, which allows you to look for graphs, tables, and other forms of images.
For more help with using the ProQuest database interface (searching, printing, etc.), see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Education Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- General Marketing Women's and Gender Studies African-American Studies Poverty Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies Islamic Studies | |
21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage | |
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| Description: | 2010 volumes about 102 brief essays related to the "research topics being investigated by current anthropologists and related scholars in science and philosophy. Each of the 15 general categories offers not only the most recent empirical facts and explanatory concepts in the topics treated, but also those new areas that require further scientific research and philosophical reflection." | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing There are three options for browsing through available entries:
* The Reader's Guide groups entries by an alphabetical list of themes, such as "Culture Areas" and "Social Behavior." * Entries A-Z shows you an alphabetic list of topics. * The Index provides a list of terms and names in the database, with links to the entries in which they appear. For help with searching, printing, and e-mailing Sage e-books, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Adolescent Psychology Around The World (Info)
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| Producer: | Psychology Press / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2012 collection of chapters on 24 countries of the world, each covering one country's period of adolescence, beliefs, gender, family relationships, youth culture, etc. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
American Indian Culture (Info)
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| Producer: | Salem Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Edited by Carole Barrett and Harvey Markowitz, this three-volume set (2004)contains dozens of signed entries covering "the range of culture from lifeways, religious rituals, and material culture to art forms and modern social phenomena." You may view a copy of the table of contents. The library also has a printed copy. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material within this ebook database either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
American Indian Religious Traditions (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | Three-volume set (2005) explores indigenous North American religions, religious practices, and rituals. Over 150 entries cover key ideas and issues, religious and political leaders, primary ceremonies, mythic figures, and related cultural subjects, such as basketry, whaling, farming, and bison hunting. Made possible by the Christoph Keller, Jr. '39 Library Endowment for Philosophy and Religion. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing for a particular alphabetically-listed article or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Religion Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Arab Culture And Civilization (Info)
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| Producer: | National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education | |
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| Description: | Interdisciplinary collection of resources (essays, articles, books, audio/video) in such subject areas as history, ethnicity, and Islam, designed for use in Arab or Middle Eastern studies by U.S. liberal arts colleges. | |
| Usage Tips: | Clicking on the title of any section leads you to an essay containing links to resources, while clicking on a "table of contents" leads to a compilation of links.
A small "search" box beneath the "Main Menu" heading enables you to search for a word or words within the text of the database. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Archaeology In America: An Encyclopedia (Info)
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| Producer: | Greenwood / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Published in four volumes in 2008, this set contains about 300 signed essays on archaeological sites and discoveries, most of them arranged within eight geographic regions of North America. You may preview a copy of the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. This set also contains a separate index for each volume. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Archaeology: The Basics (Info)
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| Producer: | Routledge / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | Second edition (2007) offers overviews of basic concepts, people, objects, etc. You can view a copy of the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing NetLibrary e-books, see this page.
Click on the tiny plus-signs [+] immediately above the titles of Parts in the table of contents to access individual sections. When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Archaeology: The Key Concepts (Info)
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| Producer: | Routledge / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | Detailed examinations of over fifty important concepts in archaeological method and theory, such as environmental archaeology and feminist archaeology. (Published 2005.) | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing NetLibrary e-books, see this page.
When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Ashgate Research Companion To Political Violence (Info)
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| Producer: | Ashgate / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2012 collection of essays provides "a broad overview of political violence, contemporary and historical ideas about such violence, together with a discussion of the nature, scale and effects of such violence and an overview of some of the key debates in the field." You may preview the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Blackwell Companion To Contemporary Islamic Thought (Info)
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| Producer: | Blackwell / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | This 2006 volume contains 36 important essays written by contemporary Muslim thinkers and scholars, covering issues such as Islamic tradition, modernity, globalization, feminism, the West, the USA, reform, and secularism. You can view the table of contents . | |
| Usage Tips: | Using NetLibrary While you are using this book, nobody else at W&L can open it. When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. Otherwise, this book will be unavailable for 15 minutes.
To open the book, click on "View this eBook." The next screen will display a graphic of the book's cover on the right side of the screen and a copy of the table on contents on the left side. Browsing You can use this table of contents to navigate the book. Click on the appropriate plus-sign (+) to open the chapter you want. You also can browse the book's Index by clicking on "Index" in the left-hand column. You can then type a desired page number in the "Page" box above the book display. Searching To search for a particular word or phrase within the book, click on the "Search" option, on the left side of the screen, then enter your word(s) within the "Search this eContent" box. Navigating Once you have opened an article, you can move from one page to another only by using the "Next" and "Previous" buttons, near the upper-right corner of the screen. Printing You may print only one page at a time. Use the Adobe Acrobat "print" icon (image of a printer), in the bar immediately above the article. If that icon does not appear, point your cursor in the blank green space above the book text and right-click on your mouse to display the "Print" option to be able to print the page on the screen. Be sure to click on the "Close Item" option when you are finished. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Religion Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International Islamic Studies | |
Cambridge History Of The Native Peoples Of America (Info)
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| Producer: | Cambridge University Press | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Comprehensive survey of the history of the indigenous peoples of the New World, combining archaeology, anthropology, and history. Series is sub-divided into North America, Mesoamerica, and South America. The library also has printed copies of the volumes. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may browse among individual volumes or search for content within this collection.
Browse The opening page displays a list of the volumes, any of which you can click on to browse. The first page of any volume displays the volume's table of contents in the lower right. When you click on a broad "part" or section, you will see a list of chapters within that part. When you click on the chapter you want, you will see an overview of that chapter, with an option to "view full chapter" (above the chapter title), which will open a PDF file. Search The search box on the home page (upper right) provides the ability to search through the entire database. The search boxes on all other pages offer the choice of searching the "all content" or an individual category or volume. You can search the content of any subject category or volume by browsing to that level (as above) and then using the "Search" box (upper right). The "Advanced search" option (under the "Search" box) allows you to perform more complex or focused searches. Note: To search for a multi-word phrase, enclose the words within quotation marks. Example: "manifest destiny" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Cambridge History Of The Pacific Islanders (Info)
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| Producer: | Cambridge University Press / Cambridge Histories Online | |
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| Description: | 1997 volume is an "authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the experiences of Pacific islanders from their first settlement of the islands to the present day. It addresses the question of insularity and explores islanders' experiences thematically, covering such topics as early settlement, contact with Europeans, colonialism, politics, commerce, nuclear testing, tradition, ideology, and the role of women." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may browse among individual volumes or search for content within this collection (one volume).
Browse You may browse through the sections of this volume by selecting an option within the "Table of Contents," at the bottom of the column on the right. This will generate a list of chapters, in the center of the page. You then may choose to "view full chapter" or individual sections. Search The search box on the home page (upper right) provides the ability to search through the entire database. The search boxes on all other pages offer the choice of searching the "all content" or an individual category or volume. You can search the content of any subject category or volume by browsing to that level (as above) and then using the "Search" box (upper right). The "Advanced search" option (under the "Search" box) allows you to perform more complex or focused searches. Note: To search for a multi-word phrase, enclose the words within quotation marks. Example: "cash crop" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology History -- Outside U.S. | |
Central Asia: A Global Studies Handbook (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | Overview (2005) of the history, culture, politics, economy, and geography of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Islamic Studies | |
Child: An Encyclopedic Companion (Info)
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| Producer: | University of Chicago Press / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | 2009 volume contains about 500 signed entries concerning "children’s development from birth through adolescence," including "the many worlds of childhood both within the United States and around the globe... race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, and cultural traditions of child rearing." You may view a copy of the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing NetLibrary e-books, see this page.
To open a chapter listed in the table of contents (column on left), click on the tiny plus-sign (+) above the chapter title. When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Psychology Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Columbia Guide To American Indians Of The Great Plains (Info)
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| Producer: | Columbia University Press / Humanities E-Book Project | |
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| Description: | Loretta Fowler's 2003 one-volume "guide to the extensive ethnohistorical research that, in recent decades, has recovered the varied and often unexpected history of Comanche, Cheyenne, Osage, and Sioux Indians, to name only a few of the tribal groups included." The library also has a printed copy. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing The "enter book" option in the middle of the opening screen allows to start with the first page of the book. You also can click on any chapter or section in the table of contents to go directly to that page. Navigating Once you are looking at a particular page, you can move forward or backward page-by-page by clicking on the "prev(ious)" and "next" arrows above the text. Searching The "Search this book" option offers four methods of searching the content of the book. The basic search (the default search mode) allows you to search for a single word or a multiple-word phrase within either the "full text" of the database, the "title" of a book, the "subject" terms attached to each book, or an "author's" name. The bibliographic search is similar, but it allows searching only for words or phrase within book titles, authors' names, or within subject terms. The Boolean search allows you to search for the presence of as many as three words or phrases within a chosen range of each other: within the same "pages/paragraphs"; within the same "chapters"; within the "titles" of books. The proximity search allows you to find words or phrases within a selected distance (number of characters) from each other in works' titles, authors' names, subject terms, or full text. Truncation You can search for forms of a word by adding an asterisk (*) to the end of a word or part of a word. For example, slave* will retrieve slave, slaves, slavery, slaveholding, etc. Printing Because of copyright considerations, the Humanities E-Book Project deliberately does not facilitate printing. You can use your browser's printing capabilities to print one page at a time, but some pages will not fit entirely within a screen. Hint: You can increase the likelihood that a page will print in its entirety by changing the "View" option (near top of page) from "normal" to "small." | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Columbia Guide To American Indians Of The Northeast (Info)
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| Producer: | Columbia University Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | This 2001 volume by Kathleen Joan Bragdon is a "concise and authoritative reference resource to the history and culture of the varied indigenous peoples of the region," including cultures and history, chronologies, and more. The library also has a printed copy. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material within this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Columbia Guide To American Indians Of The Southeast (Info)
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| Producer: | Columbia University Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Theda Purdue's 2001 volume examines and synthesizes Southeastern Native American history through each of its integral phases. The library also has a printed copy. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material within this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Companion To American Indian History (Info)
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| Producer: | Blackwell / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | Edited by Philip Deloria, this 2004 volume contains 25 original essays, covering such issues as "contacts with settlers, religion, family, economy, law, education, gender issues, and culture." You may view a copy of the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing NetLibrary e-books, see this page.
Click on the tiny plus-signs [+] immediately above the titles of Parts in the table of contents to access individual sections. When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Companion To Biological Anthropology (Info)
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| Producer: | Wiley / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2010 volume contains about 30 extensive, signed essays which comprise a thorough review of this rapidly growing field. Historical overview; "key aspects of the living," ranging from genetics and phylogeny to behavior and evolution; the fossil record; syntheses of other areas; and more. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Companion To Cognitive Anthropology (Info)
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| Producer: | Wiley / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2011 volume provides an "overview of the development of cognitive anthropology from its inception to the present day and presents recent findings in the areas of theory, methodology, and field research in twenty-nine key essays by leading scholars." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Companion To Medical Anthropology (Info)
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| Producer: | Wiley / Wiley Online Library | |
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| Description: | 2011 volume contains 26 scholarly essays on current and major issues, controversies, and the state of the field in this emerging discipline. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Wiley Online Library e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Companion To Organizational Anthropology (Info)
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| Producer: | Wiley / Wiley Online Library | |
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| Description: | 2012 "comprehensive guide to anthropological studies of complex organizations." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Wiley Online Library e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Companion To Psychological Anthropology (Info)
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| Producer: | Blackwell / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | This 2005 volume is reputed to be "the first definitive overview of psychocultural anthropology: a subject that focuses on cultural, psychological, and social interrelations across cultures." You may view a copy of the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing NetLibrary e-books, see this page.
When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Psychology Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Companion To The Anthropology Of Europe (Info)
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| Producer: | Wiley / Wiley Online Library | |
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| Description: | Over 30 signed essays (2012) comprise a "survey of contemporary Europeanist anthropology and European ethnology, and a guide to emerging trends in this geographical field of research." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Wiley Online Library e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Comparative Archaeologies (Info)
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| Producer: | Springer / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2011 volume contains about 25 scholarly essays which explore "regional archaeologies from a sociological perspective -- to identify and explain regional differences in archaeological practice, as well as their existing similarities. This work covers not only the currently-dominant Anglo-American archaeological paradigm, but also Latin America, Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa." You may preview the contents. | |
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| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Concise Oxford Dictionary Of Archaeology (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Reference Online | |
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| Description: | Second edition (2008) contains 4,000 entries covering "the essential vocabulary for everyday archaeological work in the English language," including principles, theories, techniques, artefacts, materials, people, places, monuments, equipment, and descriptive terms. Focuses on Europe, the Old World, and the Americas. | |
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| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Consumer's Guide To Archaeological Science (Info)
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| Producer: | Springer / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Written for non-scientists, this 2011 volume describes analytical techniques in archaeology and includes "specific information about a variety of dating techniques, provenance studies, isotope analysis as well as the analysis of organic (lipid and protein) residues and ancient DNA." You may preview the contents. | |
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| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Cross-Cultural Psychology: Research And Applications (Info)
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| Producer: | Cambridge University Press / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Third edition (2011) outlines "theories and research in all three orientations of cross-cultural psychology (cultural, culture-comparative, and indigenous traditions)." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can view the table of contents by clicking on "Contents" within the "TOC" display.
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| Descriptors: | Psychology Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Cultural Encyclopedia Of The Body (Info)
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| Producer: | Greenwood | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set (2008) offers alphabetically-arranged signed essays on cultural aspects of parts of the human body -- "how the parts are understood, what they mean to disparate societies, how they are managed, treated, and transformed, and how they are depicted and represented." | |
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| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Dictionary Of Artifacts (Info)
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| Producer: | Blackwell / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | Published in 2007, this work contains alphabetically-arranged definitions of nearly 3,000 terms -- "artifact types, prominent examples of artifacts, technological terms, culture periods, words associated with the making of and description of artifacts (including materials and methods), principles and techniques of examination and identification, and terms regarding the care and preservation of specimens." | |
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| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Dictionary Of Creation Myths (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Reference Online | |
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| Description: | Originally published in 1995 and written by David Adams Leeming, this is a wide-ranging collection of alphabetically-arranged entries on creation myths from cultures around the world. | |
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| Descriptors: | Religion Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Dictionary Of Human Geography (Info)
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| Producer: | Wiley / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Fifth edition (2009) contains over 1,000 alphabetically-arranged, signed entries, from over 100 contributors, which are "concerned with the ways in which place, space and environment are both the condition and in part the consequence of human activities." You may preview the contents. | |
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| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Encyclopaedia Of Islam, Second Edition (Info)
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| Producer: | Brill / Brill Online | |
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| Description: | Generally considered the most respected English-language reference resource on all aspects of Islam, presenting the "state of our knowledge of the Islamic World from religion and history to politics and culture." There is a printed copy in the library collection. The third edition began publication in 2007. | |
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| Descriptors: | Religion Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology History -- Outside U.S. Islamic Studies | |
Encyclopaedia Of Islam, Third Edition (Info)
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| Producer: | Brill / Brill Online | |
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| Description: | This Third Edition, begun in 2007, is still in-progress. It is designed to succeed the second edition, which is generally considered the most respected English-language reference resource on all aspects of Islam, presenting the "state of our knowledge of the Islamic World from religion and history to politics and culture." | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with searching, printing, etc. in the Brill Online interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Religion Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology History -- Outside U.S. Islamic Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of African Religion (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Co-edited by Molefi Asante, this two-volume set (2009) contains nearly 500 signed entries exploring "such topics as deities and divinities, the nature of humanity, the end of life, the conquest of fear, and the quest for attainment of harmony with nature and other humans." | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material within this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
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| Descriptors: | Religion Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology African-American Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of American Indian History (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | Set (2007) contains four thematically-organized volumes, covering the period from precontact through European colonization, the years of non-Native expansion (including Indian removal), and the modern era of reservations, reforms, and reclamation of semi-sovereignty. Approximately 450 entries by about 110 contributors. You may view the table of contents here. | |
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| Descriptors: | History -- United States Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Encyclopedia Of American Indian Literature (Info)
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| Producer: | Facts on File / Infobase | |
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| Description: | 2007 volumes contains alphabetically-arranged entries on authors, genres, works, and "topics such as alcoholism, orality, humor, trickster figures, and sovereignty." | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing Infobase e-books, see this page. | |
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| Descriptors: | Literature and Language Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Encyclopedia Of Anthropology (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Five-volume set, published in 2006, contains about 1,000 signed entries that "focus on topics in physical/biological anthropology, archaeology, cultural/social anthropology, linguistics, and applied anthropology. Also included are relevant articles on geology, paleontology, biology, evolution, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and theology. " This purchase was made possible by the Alice M. Dean Fund. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option, which is divided into 5 volumes, beginning with "A-B." You may open any of the article listings by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Quick Search -- find option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains one or more particular terms. Be sure to click on the "within this publication" box. To find entries containing various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) for missing letters. Example: shaman* finds shaman, shamans, shamanism, etc.
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| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Encyclopedia Of Archaeology (Info)
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| Producer: | Academic Press / ScienceDirect | |
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| Description: | Edited by Deborah Pearsall and first published as a three-volume set in 2007, this title "encompasses all aspects of archaeology, including the nature and diversity of archaeology as a scientific discipline, the practice of archaeology, archaeology in the everyday world, and the future of the discipline." It contains "articles by leading authors that summarize archaeological knowledge at the beginning the 21st century, highlighting important sites and issues, and tracing the development of prehistoric cultures around the globe." | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing The initial screen displays a Subject Classification, beginning with "Archaeology as a Discipline." You can open the contents of each section by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+).
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| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Encyclopedia Of Body Adornment (Info)
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| Producer: | Greenwood | |
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| Description: | 2007 volume by Margo DeMello contains over 200 entries which "address the major adornments and modifications, their historical and cross-cultural locations, and the major cultural groups and places in which body modification has been central to social and cultural practices." | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing You can browse the alphabetical list of entries by viewing the Table of Contents in the column on the left side of the screen and clicking on the desired letter of the alphabet.
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| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Encyclopedia Of Body Image And Human Appearance (Info)
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| Producer: | Elsevier / ScienceDirect | |
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| Description: | Two-volume work (2012) contains 117 signed, scholarly entries on "human physical appearance -- how people’s outer physical characteristics and their inner perceptions and attitudes about their own appearance (body image) affect their lives." You may preview the table of contents. This item was purchased with funds from the W&L Friends of the Library. | |
| Usage Tips: | To view the complete alphabetical listing of entries, click on the small plus-signs (+) preceding "Volume 1" and "Volume 2," buried in the table of contents.
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| Descriptors: | Psychology Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Women's and Gender Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Children And Childhood In Society And History (Info)
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| Producer: | Macmillan / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | The Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society (2004), occupying three volumes in printed form, provides coverage of the social and cultural history of childhood, including parenting, education, legal issues, health, and international comparisons. You can see the table of contents here. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option. Please note that the list is divided into 3 "volumes," beginning with A-to-E. You may open any of the article lists, such as "Basketball-Child," by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms. Delivery Printing -- You may print the text (and graphics) of an article by clicking on the "Print" option displayed in the upper-left portion of the screen to re-format the article, then using your browser's printing features. E-Mail -- You may e-mail an article by choosing the "E-mail" option, near the upper-left corner of the screen. Please note that you will have several format options for delivering the e-mail. Gale Virtual Reference Library This encyclopedia is one of several in our Gale ebook collection. You can search through all the sources in that collection by using the "Basic Search" or "Advanced Search" options, near the top of the page. | |
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| Descriptors: | Psychology Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Poverty Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Death And The Human Experience (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set (2009) contains over 300 signed entries on "cultural beliefs and traditions and the institutionalized social rituals that surround dying and death, as well as the array of emotional responses relating to bereavement, grieving, and mourning." You may preview the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
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| Descriptors: | Religion Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Encyclopedia Of Diasporas (Info)
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| Producer: | Springer / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set (2005) contains signed essays on specific groups (social and historical background, experiences, assimilation and adaptation, etc.) and on associated topics. You can see the table of contents here.
Purchase was made possible by the Alice M. Dean Fund. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option, which is divided into three broad sections, any of which can be "opened" by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+): Diaspora Overviews -- essays on about 20 ethnic groups that have suffered significant displacement Topics -- "impact and assimilation that the immigrant cultures experience in their adopted cultures" Diaspora Communities -- essays on about 60 specific diaspora communities. Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of many hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Quick Search -- find option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains one or more particular terms. Be sure to click on the "within this publication" box. To find entries containing various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) for missing letters. Example: genocid* finds genocide, genocides, genocidal, etc. Printing -- You may print the text (and graphics) of an article by clicking on the "Print" option displayed in the upper-left portion of the screen to re-format the article, then using your browser's printing features. E-Mail -- You may e-mail an article by choosing the "E-mail" option, near the upper-left corner of the screen. Please note that you will have several format options for delivering the e-mail. Gale Virtual Reference Library This encyclopedia is one of several in our Gale ebook collection. You can search through all the sources in that collection by using the "Basic Search" or "Advanced Search" options, near the top of the page. | |
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| Descriptors: | History -- United States Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Politics -- Foreign and International History -- Outside U.S. Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Genocide And Crimes Against Humanity (Info)
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| Producer: | Macmillan | |
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| Description: | Published in printed form as a three-volume set in 2004, this encyclopedia contains entries on the issues behind crimes against humanity and human rights issues, including the history of events that qualify as genocide, profiles perpetrators and heroes, explains international laws and proceedings, and examines depictions and manifestations in literature, film, and other media.
Purchase of this resource was made possible by the McCrum Palmer Book Fund. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the Table of Contents option. Please note that the list is divided into three "volumes," beginning with "A-to-H." Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms.
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| Descriptors: | History -- United States Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International History -- Outside U.S. | |
Encyclopedia Of Islam And The Modern World (Info)
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| Producer: | Macmillan | |
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| Description: | The Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World (2004), which occupies two volumes in printed form, looks at Islam's role in the modern world, doing so in the context of the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries. It contains thematic articles, biographies of key figures, definitions, illustrations, maps and more. You can see the table of contents here. | |
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Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option. Please note that the list is divided into 2 "volumes," beginning with A-to-L. You may open any of the article lists, such as "Intifada-Khiva," by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms.
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| Descriptors: | Religion Anthropology and Archaeology History -- Outside U.S. Islamic Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Islands (Info)
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| Producer: | University of California Press / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2009 volume contains about 200 signed, alphabetically-arranged entries on "all topics related to islands and the science conducted on them," useful "not only to ecologists and evolutionary biologists, but also to anthropologists, historians, geologists, conservationists,..." You may preview the contents. | |
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| Descriptors: | Environmental Studies Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Encyclopedia Of Medical Anthropology: Health And Illness In The World's Cultures (Info)
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| Producer: | Kluwer / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set (2005) contains essays on "the cultural practices relevant to health in the world's cultures," including entries on each of dozens of ethnic/cultural groups around the world. Topical essays cover sexuality and reproduction, health conditions, political and social issues, and more. You may view the table of contents here.
Purchase was made possible by the Alice M. Dean Fund. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option, which is divided into two broad sections, any of which can be "opened" by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+): Topics -- subdivided into five essay groups, including "Political, Economic, and Social Issues" Cultures -- essays on about 50 specific ethnic/cultural groups (African-Americans, Amish, etc.) Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of many hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Quick Search -- find option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains one or more particular terms. Be sure to click on the "within this publication" box. To find entries containing various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) for missing letters. Example: alcohol* finds alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholism, etc. Printing -- You may print the text (and graphics) of an article by clicking on the "Print" option displayed in the upper-left portion of the screen to re-format the article, then using your browser's printing features. E-Mail -- You may e-mail an article by choosing the "E-mail" option, near the upper-left corner of the screen. Please note that you will have several format options for delivering the e-mail. Gale Virtual Reference Library This encyclopedia is one of several in our Gale ebook collection. You can search through all the sources in that collection by using the "Basic Search" or "Advanced Search" options, near the top of the page. | |
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| Descriptors: | Biology Psychology Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Encyclopedia Of Modern Asia (Info)
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| Producer: | Scribner's / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Six-volume work (2002), edited by David Levinson, contains 6,000 signed articles on Asia in the modern world, as well as historical coverage.
A PDF copy of the table of contents is here. A printed copy is available in the library collection. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option, which is divided into 6 volumes, beginning with "Abacus to China." You may open any of these sections by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of many hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Quick Search -- find option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains one or more particular terms. Be sure to click on the "within this publication" box. To find entries containing various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) for missing letters. Example: buddh* finds buddha, buddhism, buddhist, etc. Printing -- You may print the text (and graphics) of an article by clicking on the "Print" option displayed in the upper-left portion of the screen to re-format the article, then using your browser's printing features. E-Mail -- You may e-mail an article by choosing the "E-mail" option, near the upper-left corner of the screen. Please note that you will have several format options for delivering the e-mail. Gale Virtual Reference Library This encyclopedia is one of several in our Gale ebook collection. You can search through all the sources in that collection by using the "Basic Search" or "Advanced Search" options, near the top of the page. | |
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| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Politics -- Foreign and International History -- Outside U.S. East Asian Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of North American Indians (Info)
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| Producer: | Houghton Mifflin | |
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| Description: | Text of 1996 volume containing hundreds of entries on concepts, terminology, individuals, tribes, and more. | |
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| Descriptors: | History -- United States Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Encyclopedia Of Population (Info)
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| Producer: | Macmillan | |
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| Description: | The tw-volume Encyclopedia of Population (2003) provides up-to-date coverage of demographic topics and in related fields. It contains over 300 signed articles. You can see the table of contents here. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option. Please note that the list is divided into 2 "volumes," beginning with A-to-H. You may open any of the article lists, such as "Abstinence-Canaan," by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms.
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| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Poverty Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Psychology And Religion (Info)
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| Producer: | Springer / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set (2010) offers a "definitive and intellectually rigorous collection of psychological interpretations of the stories, rituals, motifs, symbols, doctrines, dogmas, and experiences of the world’s religious and mythological traditions. A broad range of psychological approaches are used in order to help readers understand the form and content of religious experience as well as offer insight into the meanings of religious symbols and themes." | |
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| Descriptors: | Psychology Religion Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Encyclopedia Of Race And Ethnic Studies (Info)
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| Producer: | Routledge / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | The Encyclopedia of Race and Ethnic Studies is intended to be an authoritative single-volume reference on all aspects of race and ethnic studies. The alphabetically- arranged entries range in length from succinct 400-word definitions to more in-depth 2000-word essays. | |
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| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology African-American Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Race And Racism (Info)
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| Producer: | Macmillan / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Second edition (2013) is a four-volume set, with several hundred signed entries, focusing on modern racism (1400's to the present), antiracism movements and events, racialized group identities, racialized nation-states (Third Reich, Jim Crow, apartheid, etc.), and globalization. You may preview a list of articles. The library also has access to the 1st edition.
Acquisition of the 2nd edition was made possible by the McCrum Palmer Fund. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology African-American Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Race, Ethnicity And Society (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage | |
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| Description: | Three-volume set (2008) offers nearly 600 signed entries on racial and ethnic groups, issues of inequality, historical perspectives, statistics, and more. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing There are three options for browsing through available entries:
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology African-American Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Religious And Spiritual Development (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | 2006 volume focuses "on the developmental process of religion and spirituality across the human life span." Alphabetically-arranged entries, with an interdisciplinary scope, cover such topics as leading religious and spiritual figures, traditions, texts, places, religious and spiritual practices and concepts, and more. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Religion Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Encyclopedia Of Sex And Gender: Men And Women In The World's Cultures (Info)
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| Producer: | Kluwer / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Essays on "issues involving conceptions of gender, gender differences, gender roles, relationships between the genders, and sexuality." Includes topical essays and entries on individual cultures. You can see the table of contents here.
Originally published as a two-volume set in 2003.
Purchase was made possible by the Alice M. Dean Fund. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option, which is divided into broad sections, beginning with "Cultural Conceptions of Gender." You may open any of these sections by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). The fifth section, "Sex and Gender in the World's Cultures," consists of alphabetically-arranged essays on about 80 individual cultures, beginning with "Abaluyia." Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of many hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Quick Search -- find option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains one or more particular terms. Be sure to click on the "within this publication" box. To find entries containing various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) for missing letters. Example: adolescen* finds adolescence, adolescent, adolescents, etc. Printing -- You may print the text (and graphics) of an article by clicking on the "Print" option displayed in the upper-left portion of the screen to re-format the article, then using your browser's printing features. E-Mail -- You may e-mail an article by choosing the "E-mail" option, near the upper-left corner of the screen. Please note that you will have several format options for delivering the e-mail. Gale Virtual Reference Library This encyclopedia is one of several in our Gale ebook collection. You can search through all the sources in that collection by using the "Basic Search" or "Advanced Search" options, near the top of the page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Psychology Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Women's and Gender Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Social Measurement (Info)
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| Producer: | Elsevier / ScienceDirect | |
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| Description: | Over 300 signed articles in this database (published 2005) cover the data, techniques, theories, designs, applications, histories, and implications of assigning numerical values to social phenomena. The articles include descriptions of quantitative and qualitative research strategies and techniques, measurement, sampling, and statistical methods, highlighting multidisciplinary options for observing social phenomena. You may preview the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | The first screen displays an alphabetical Subject Classification, beginning with "Analytical Techniques." You can open the contents of each section by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+).
Each entry within each of these sections includes: "SummaryPlus" (abstract and outline); "Full Text + Links" (HTML copy of full article); and a PDF copy of the article. Other search/browse options, displayed on tabs near the center of the first screen, include:
Each article can be printed in either HTL or PDF format, or can be delivered by e-mail. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Social Sciences - General Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- General Marketing Economics | |
Encyclopedia Of Social And Cultural Anthropology (Info)
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| Producer: | Routledge / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Second edition (2009) combines anthropological theory and ethnography, including 275 substantial entries, over 300 short biographies of important figures in anthropology, and nearly 600 glossary items, all alphabetically arranged. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can preview the contents by choosing "List of entries" from the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Encyclopedia Of Sociology (Info)
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| Producer: | Macmillan | |
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| Description: | This five-volume set (2nd edition; 2000) probably is the most comprehensive encyclopedia focusing on sociology ever published, containing nearly 400 substantial signed articles. A PDF copy of the table of contents is available here.
Leyburn Library also has the set in printed form. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Social Sciences - General Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Politics -- General Poverty Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of United States Indian Policy And Law (Info)
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| Producer: | Congressional Quarterly Press | |
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| Description: | Published as a two-volume set in 2008, this resources contains signed entries by about 200 scholars and experts on "statutes, rules, regulations, tribal laws, treaties, and agency and judicial decisions that make up Indian law and federal Indian relations," as well as key individuals, concepts such as sovereignty and assimilation, military policy and wars, and the impact of U.S. policies on Native culture and society. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing Various browsing options (most leading to alphabetically-arranged lists) are available on the home page and in the navigational column on the left.
Searching The "Search" box at the top of the page enables you to search through all the words in the database. Use an asterisk to search for forms of a word. Example: religio* finds religion, religious,, etc. To find entries containing two or more terms, connect them with AND. Example: school* AND language* To find a multi-word phrase, enclose the search terms within quotation marks. Example: "manifest destiny" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Encyclopedia Of Violence, Peace, And Conflict (Info)
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| Producer: | Academic Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Published as a three-volume set in 2008 (second edition), containing about 200 authoritative, signed articles "about antagonism and reconciliation in all contexts of public and personal life," including "topics as diverse as Arms Control, Peace Movements, Child Abuse, Folklore, Terrorism, and Political Assassinations." | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the entries or by searching for a particular word.
For further help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Psychology Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Encyclopedia Of Women And Islamic Cultures (Info)
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| Producer: | Brill / Brill Online | |
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| Description: | Landmark collection of hundreds of articles by 1,000 scholars reflecting the "latest research on gender studies and the Islamic world." Publication began in 2003, with the six-volume set to be completed in 2007. You can preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with searching, printing, etc. in the Brill Online interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Women's and Gender Studies History -- Outside U.S. Islamic Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of The Great Plains Indians (Info)
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| Producer: | University of Nebraska / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | Edited by David Wishart, this 2007 volume contains nearly 150 entries on "peoples, places, processes, and events that have shaped lives of the Indians of the Great Plains from the beginnings of human habitation to the present."
Purchase was made possible by the Lois Ferguson and Fred Carrington Cole Endowment. | |
| Usage Tips: | Using NetLibrary
While you are using this book, nobody else at W&L can open it. When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. Otherwise, this book will be unavailable for 15 minutes.
To open the book, click on "View this eBook." The next screen will display a graphic of the book's cover on the right side of the screen and the table on contents on the left side. Browsing You can use this table of contents to navigate the book. You can open the alphabetical list of entries by clicking on the "A - Z" in the table of contents. You also can browse the alphabetical list of entries in the "General Index," at the bottom of the Table of Contents. (You then will have to copy the desired page number to the "Page" box at the very top of the e-book display.) Searching To search for a particular word or phrase within the book, enter the word(s) within the box beneath "Search this eContent," on the left side of the screen. Navigating Once you have opened an article, you can move from one page to another only by using the "Next" and "Previous" buttons, near the upper-right corner of the screen. Printing You may print only one page at a time. Use the Adobe Acrobat "print" icon (image of a printer), in the bar immediately above the article. Be sure to click on the "Close Item" option when you are finished. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Encyclopedia Of The Peoples Of Asia And Oceania (Info)
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| Producer: | Facts on File / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set (2008) contains about 400 alphabetically-arranged entries on the "peoples of the Asia-Pacific region east of the Caspian Sea, not including the countries of the Middle East." You can preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology East Asian Studies | |
Ethnic Groups Of Europe : An Encyclopedia (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2011 provides provides "descriptions of more than 100 European ethnic and national groups. Each entry provides an overview of the group as well as in-depth information on the group's origins and early history, cultural life, and recent developments." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Ethnohistorical Dictionary Of China (Info)
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| Producer: | Greenwood / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | "Generally defining ethnicity in terms of language, this [1998] book provides individual essays on hundreds of Chinese ethnic groups, including ethnic groups living in the Republic of China on Taiwan." | |
| Usage Tips: | You can view the table of contents by clicking on "Contents" within the "TOC" display.
You can open sections of the text by clicking on the arrow preceding that section's label. For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology East Asian Studies | |
| Producer: | Summer Institute of Linguistics | |
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| Description: | The 14th edition of this massive compilation of information on over 6,500 languages around the world. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Fundamental Questions In Cross-Cultural Psychology (Info)
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| Producer: | Cambridge University Press / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | In 20 scholarly essays, this 2011 volume "takes stock of the large number of empirical studies conducted over the last decades to evaluate the current state of the field." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can view the table of contents by clicking on "Contents" within the "TOC" display.
You can open sections of the text by clicking on the arrow preceding that section's label. For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Psychology Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Greenwood Encyclopedia Of Clothing Through World History (Info)
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| Producer: | Greenwood | |
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| Description: | Three volume-set (2007) contains essays covering the history of clothing throughout the world from pre-historic times to 2006. Coverage is chronological and the above link takes you to Volume 1. Links to each volume:
Volume 1, Pre-History to 1500; Volume 2, 1500 to 1800; Volume 3, 1800 to the present. | |
| Usage Tips: | Click on "Contents" (left column) in each volume for a listing of sections and links to opening pages.
Each volume has its own alphabetically-arranged index (left column). For further help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Art and Architecture History -- United States Anthropology and Archaeology Theater History -- Outside U.S. | |
Handbook Of Ethics In Quantitative Methodology (Info)
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| Producer: | Routledge / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2011 volume offers a "practical, interdisciplinary review of ethical issues as they relate to quantitative methodology including how to present evidence for reliability and validity, what comprises an adequate tested population, and what constitutes scientific knowledge for eliminating biases." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Handbook Of Native American Mythology (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | This 2004 volume "examines the characters and deities, rituals, sacred locations and objects, concepts, and stories that define and distinguish mythological cultures of various indigenous peoples." | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing for a particular alphabetically-listed article or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Religion Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Historical Atlas Of The Islamic World (Info)
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| Producer: | Cartographica | |
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| Description: | Concise essays cover a wide variety of themes including philosophy, arts and architecture, the Muslim city, trade, commerce and manufacturing, marriage and family life, ritual and devotional practices, the rise of the modern national state, oil exports and arms imports, and much more. Based on the 2004 volume of the same title, available in print form in our collection. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option. Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Religion Anthropology and Archaeology History -- Outside U.S. Islamic Studies | |
Historical Dictionary Of Native American Movements (Info)
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| Producer: | Scarecrow / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | 2008 volume includes "a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects" of Native Americans in the U.S. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the entries or by searching for a particular word.
For further help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
| Producer: | International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs | |
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| Description: | Annual publication reviews activitites involving and affecting indigenous peoples around the world. Most of each volume consists of region and country reports.
Also available in Leyburn Library as printed volumes. | |
| Usage Tips: | You have to register (no charge) to see the online content. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
International Encyclopedia Of The Social Sciences (Info)
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| Producer: | Macmillan / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | This second edition (2008), consisting of nine volumes, is the major revision of the first edition of this title and its predecessor, to which we also have online access. It specializes in coverage of "scholarship and fields that have emerged and matured since the publication of the original international edition," containing "nearly 3,000 entirely new articles... contributed by thousands of scholars (including several Nobel prize winners)." You may view the table of contents here.
Acquisition was made possible by the McCrum Palmer Book Fund. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option, which is divided into 9 volumes, beginning with "Abortion-Congitive Dissonance." You may open the contents of any section of these volumes by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Quick Search/Find option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains one or more particular terms. Be sure to click on the "within this publication" box. To find entries containing various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) for missing letters. Example: consum* finds consume, consumer, consumption, etc. Gale Virtual Reference Library This encyclopedia is one of several in our Gale ebook collection. You can search through all the sources in that collection by using the Basic Search or Advanced Search options, near the top of the page. Delivery Printing -- You may print the text (and graphics) of an article by clicking on the "Print" option displayed in the upper-left portion of the screen to re-format the article, then using your browser's printing features. E-Mail -- You may e-mail an article by choosing the "E-mail" option, near the upper-left corner of the screen. Please note that you will have several format options for delivering the e-mail. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Psychology Religion Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- General Economics Women's and Gender Studies Poverty Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies Islamic Studies Politics -- Political Philosophy | |
International Encyclopedia Of The Social And Behavioral Sciences (Info)
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| Producer: | Elsevier / ScienceDirect | |
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| Description: | IESBS (2002) is the largest reference work on the social and behavioral sciences ever published -- over 4,000 signed articles in 26 printed volumes. | |
| Usage Tips: | The first screen displays an alphabetical Subject Classification, beginning with "Adolescence and Youth."
For additional assistance with browsing, search, and article delivery, see this help page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Psychology Social Sciences - General Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Economics Women's and Gender Studies Poverty Studies Bioethics Latin American and Caribbean Studies Islamic Studies | |
International Handbook Of Historical Archaeology (Info)
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| Producer: | Springer / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2009 volume contains 35 essays exploring the issues of historical archaeology, referring to an approach that "interrogates the tensions between artifacts and texts irrespective of context." Part I covers themes, issues, and approaches, while Part II examines case students from around the world. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Connect to: Internships-USA.com
| Producer: | CEI Internships | |
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| Description: | Information on internships available to Washington and Lee students.
This is part of a larger collection of W&L internship resources. | |
| Usage Tips: | Contains the contents of a dozen or more titles in their internship series, listing over 2,800 organizations which offer internships and/or summer jobs for students. Among these titles are:
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Environmental Studies Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Women's and Gender Studies Poverty Studies | |
Introducing Medical Anthropology (Info)
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| Producer: | AltaMira / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Second edition (2011) of this text is "designed to help students new to medical anthropology gain an initial understanding of the subdiscipline’s approach to health in light of the importance of interacting culture, social, environmental, and political economic contexts." You may preview the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Islam & Muslims: A Guide To Diverse Experience In A Modern World (Info)
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| Producer: | Intercultural Press / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | 2006 volume introduces Western readers to the "fundamentals of Islam, to how the Islamic religion influences, to varying degrees, cultural practices, gender perceptions, day-to-day activities, and many other elements of Muslim life." You can view the table of contents here. | |
| Usage Tips: | Using NetLibrary While you are using this book, nobody else at W&L can open it. When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. Otherwise, this book will be unavailable for 15 minutes.
To open the book, click on "View this eBook." The next screen will display a graphic of the book's cover on the right side of the screen and a copy of the table on contents on the left side. Browsing You can use this table of contents to navigate the book. To read any particular chapter, click on the appropriate title. You also can browse the book's Index by clicking on "Index" in the left-hand column. You can then type a desired page number in the "Page" box above the book display. Searching To search for a particular word or phrase within the book, click on the "Search" option, on the left side of the screen, then enter your word(s) within the "Search this eContent" box. Navigating Once you have opened an article, you can move from one page to another only by using the "Next" and "Previous" buttons, near the upper-right corner of the screen. Printing You may print only one page at a time. Use the Adobe Acrobat "print" icon (image of a printer), in the bar immediately above the article. If that icon does not appear, point your cursor in the blank green space above the book text and right-click on your mouse to display the "Print" option to be able to print the page on the screen. Be sure to click on the "Close Item" option when you are finished. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Religion Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Islamic Studies | |
Managing Archaeological Collections (Info)
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| Producer: | U.S. National Park Service | |
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| Description: | "Covers all aspects of caring for archeological collections -- the activities dealing with all kinds of archeological collections (i.e., objects, records, reports, and digital data) in all kinds of places (i.e., the field, the archeologist's office, the lab, and the repository." | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Marriage Customs Of The World (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | An encyclopedia of over 200 entries on marriage rites, traditions, and beliefs from around the world, ranging from ancient practices to contemporary ceremonies. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing for a particular alphabetically-listed article or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Material Culture In America (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | This 2007 volume contains nearly 200 signed entries on American material culture -- "objects, images, spaces technology, production, and consumption, and what it reveals about historical and contemporary life in the United States." Examples include "Print Culture," "Bedrooms," "Colonial Revival," and "Department Stores." This resource was presented to the University Library in memory of Professor Marshall W. Fishwick. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Online Encyclopedia Of Mass Violence (Info)
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| Producer: | Center for International Studies and Research (Paris, France) | |
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| Description: | New, still-developing, peer-reviewed encyclopedia "focusing on massacres and genocides of the 20th century," with particularly-useful chronological surveys and "state of research" reports on specific countries. Some material is available only in languages other than English. Articles are written by scholarly contributors from around the world. | |
| Usage Tips: | If looking for material on a specific country, clicking on the world map works as well as anything. You also can use the "Search" box (upper-right corner), but remember that some terms/names may be spelled differently in non-English languages. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Politics -- Foreign and International History -- Outside U.S. | |
Overseas Research: A Practical Guide (Info)
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| Producer: | Routledge / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Second edition (2010) is a distillation of "essential lessons learned by scores of students and scholars who have collected data and done fieldwork abroad. The authors fill the reader in on the many crucial pieces of advice: how to prepare for the field, how and where to find funding for one’s fieldwork, issues of personal safety and security, and myriad logistical and relational issues that often define one’s research experience abroad." You may preview the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Oxford Companion To Archaeology (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Reference | |
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| Description: | Second edition (3 volumes; 2012) contains over 700 entries which provide coverage of "historical archaeology, the development of archaeology as a field of study, and the way the discipline works to explain the past." W&L also has online access to the first edition (1996). | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing among the entries or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing Oxford Reference Online ebooks, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Oxford Companion To World Mythology (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press | |
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| Description: | This 2005 guide (rev. 2011) contains over 1,700 entries on the world's major mythological traditions (Greek, Native American, Indian, Japanese, Sumerian, Egyptian), along with retellings of better-known myths, and entries on mythological types, figures, and motifs, (descent to the underworld, the hero, creation, dysseus, Spider Woman, and Inanna), and related subjects, such as fairly tales and legends. | |
| Usage Tips: | The initial screen ("Quick Search") is set up for a search of the complete text of the database. If you want to browse through an alphabetical list of all entries, choose the " Browse this book" option. The results of searches are arranged by relevance, with those articles containing search words in the title or other prominent location. Quick Search To find articles containing a multi-word phrase, enter the words within quotation marks. Example: "sacred mountain". To search for various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) as a wild-card term. Example: sacrific* will find sacrifice, sacrifices, sacrificial, etc. Advanced Search This option, located within the blue bar near the top of the screen, enables you to search through this reference source, plus some or all of the other Oxford Reference Online sources in this same broad subject area ("Mythology & Folklore"). | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Classics Religion Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Oxford Islamic Studies Online (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press | |
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| Description: | Multifaceted, ever-growing database contains "over 3,000 A-Z reference entries, chapters from scholarly and introductory works, Qur'anic materials, primary sources, images, and timelines." Includes Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World, the Oxford History of Islam, translations of the Quar'an, and other significant works. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can use the site's Browse option, available near the top of each page, to list alphabetically-arranged entries, biographies, primary sources, and other possibilities, such as limiting by historical era or region.
The Search option, also aavailable near the top of the page, allows you to search through entry/chapter titles, entry authors, and even the complete text of the database. You also can search the text of the Quran or a concordance, for a particular image, a particular country or region, branches of Islam, or historical eras. To find forms of a term, use an asterisk (*) for missing letters. Example: cloth* finds cloth, clothe, clothes, clothing, etc. To find entries containing two or more terms, connect them with AND. Example: mosque* AND pray* To find entries containing a multi-word phrase, enclose the terms within quotation marks. Example: "garden of eden" The Quranic Studies option allows you to access two translations of the Quran, a concordance, and other sources. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Religion Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Politics -- Foreign and International History -- Outside U.S. Islamic Studies | |
Peoples Of The Caribbean (Info)
Connect to: Peoples of the Caribbean
| Producer: | ABC-Clio / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Subtitled An Encyclopedia of Archaeology and Traditional Culture, this 2005 volume contains about 500 alphabetically-arranged entries on "the archaeology and traditional culture of the Caribbean," along with an extensive introductory essay. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Praeger Handbook On Contemporary Issues In Native America, Volume 1 (Info)
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| Producer: | Greenwood | |
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| Description: | First volume of a two-volume set (2007) is subtitled Linguistic, Ethnic, and Economic Revival. The second volume, subtitled Legal, Cultural, and Environmental Revival is available here. Edited by Bruce Johansen, this set is a guide to "Native American revival in our time," including detailed descriptions of efforts throughout North America regarding recovery of languages, trust funds, economic base, legal infrastructure, and more.
You can view the set's table of contents here. The index to both volumes, with links to entries, is here. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing You can browse the contents of either volume by viewing the Table of Contents in the column on the left side of the screen and clicking on the desired entry.
To browse the alphabetically-arranged Index for the set, you have to use the second volume's Comprehensive Index (bottom of table of contents). Searching The "Quick Search" option, located near the top of the screen, allows you to search through the text of "This Title," one volume at a time only. To find entries containing a multi-word phrase, place the words within quotation marks. Example: "american indian movement" To search for forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) to substitute for one or more letters. Example: tradition* will find tradition, traditions, traditional, etc. To find entries containing two or more words, connect the words with AND. Example: casino* AND financ* | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Psychology Of Prejudice And Discrimination: Ethnicity And Multiracial Identity (Info)
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| Producer: | Greenwood | |
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| Description: | Part of the four-volume Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination (2004), this volume presents signed essays on the psychology and history of ethnic and racial bias, including such topics as workplace discrimination and biracial identity.
Other volumes deal with gender and sexual orientation, disabilities and physique, and racism in America. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing You can browse the contents of this volume by using the table of contents listing of chapter titles in the left-hand column or the
alphabetically-arranged Index option (lower-left of screen).
Searching The "Quick Search" option, located near the top of the screen, allows you to search through the text of "This Title" (volume). To find entires containing a multi-word phrase, place the words within quotation marks. Example: "civil rights" To search for forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) to substitute for one or more letters. Example: lynch* will find lynch, lynching, lynched, etc. To find entries containing two or more words, connect the words with AND. Example: teenage* AND discriminat* | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Psychology Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Research Methods In Anthropology (Info)
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| Producer: | AltaMira / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Fifth edition (2011) is designed to "make it easier for students to collect and analyze reliable data beginning with their first fieldwork project," with chapters on interviewing, sampling, observation, etc. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Routledge Religion Online (Info)
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| Producer: | Routledge | |
|---|---|---|
| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Consists of the contents of about 30 reference works (encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographical sources) on many aspects of religious studies. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may search the entire database or any individual works. The default search covers the complete text of the database.
To search for entries containing two or more words, simply type the two words. Example: dance ghost finds entries containing both words. To search for entries containing a multi-word phrase, enclose the words within quotation marks. Example: "ghost dance" To find only entries whose titles contain your search terms, click on the "Headings" option. To limit your search to only one or several individual works, click on "Deselect All" (bottom of search page) and then click on the desired titles. | |
| Librarian: | Yolanda Merrill | |
| Descriptors: | Art and Architecture Humanities - General Physics and Engineering Religion Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Sage Handbook Of Cultural Analysis (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage / Sage Reference Online | |
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| Description: | 2008 volume contains over 30 signed contributions which review "the varied forms of analysis that are now described as 'cultural' across both those traditions of intellectual work that are conventionally described as disciplines and, just as important, those that are not." You may preview the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with searching, printing, and e-mailing Sage e-books, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Sage Handbook Of Race And Ethnic Studies (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage / Sage Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Described as a "panoramic, critical survey of the field," this 2011 volume contains about 20 signed essays by international scholars intended to provide a "comprehensive and contemporary overview of major developments in the study of race and ethnicity." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with searching, printing, and e-mailing Sage e-books, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Sage Handbook Of Social Anthropology (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage / Sage Knowledge | |
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| Description: | Divided into four sections -- Interfaces, Places, Methods, and Futures -- this two-volume set (2012) contains over 40 authoritative essays on issues and developments in the discipline. You may view a copy of the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Shamanism; An Encyclopedia Of World Beliefs, Practices, And Culture (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set (2004) is an international survey of shamanistic beliefs from prehistory to the present day, with nearly 200 entries by leading ethnographers, psychologists, archaeologists, historians, and scholars of religion and folk literature explaining the general principles of shamanism as well as the details of widely varied practices. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing for a particular alphabetically-listed article or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Statistics For Archaeologists (Info)
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| Producer: | Springer / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Subtitled A Common Sense Approach, this second edition (2009) "introduces the basic principles of statistics to archaeologists," covering "the necessary techniques for analyzing data collected in the field and laboratory as well as for evaluating the significance of the relationships between variables." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Understanding Cross-Cultural Psychology: Eastern And Western Perspectives (Info)
Connect to: Understanding Cross-Cultural Psychology: Eastern and Western Perspectives
| Producer: | Sage / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2007 introduction discusses the "framework of culture, family structure, health, and bereavement. Intercultural interaction -- and all of their intersections...," with additional consideration to methodological and ethical research issues. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can view the table of contents by clicking on "Contents" within the "TOC" display.
You can open sections of the text by clicking on the arrow preceding that section's label. For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Psychology Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Visions Of Culture: An Introduction To Anthropological Theories And Theorists (Info)
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| Producer: | AltaMira / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Fourth edition (2012) outlines the key ideas of 25 major anthropology theorists. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Washington And Lee University Campus, 1939 Aerial Photograph (Info)
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| Producer: | Hagley Museum and Library | |
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| Description: | An aerial photograph of the campus, taken in 1939. A small cemetery can be seen behind Liberty Hall. | |
| Librarian: | Brake | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Women And Politics Around The World: A Comparative History And Survey (Info)
Connect to: Women and Politics Around the World: A Comparative History and Survey
| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | Two-volume work (2009), edited by Joye Gelb and Marian Palley, is a guide to the role of women in political systems worldwide. Volume 1 consists of thematic essays, such as "Education for Women in Comparative Perspective," while Volume 2 profiles 22 individual countries.
You may view a copy of the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
Each volume contains an Index which lists entries throughout the entire set. For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Politics -- Foreign and International Women's and Gender Studies | |
World Religions For Healthcare Professionals (Info)
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| Producer: | Routledge / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | This 2009 volume provides "a basic knowledge of health beliefs and practices in world religions such as American Indian religions, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, and Taoism, as well as selected new religious movements. It explores how various religious traditions view sickness, health, birth, and death. Its primary aim is to offer healthcare professionals a greater awareness of beliefs and practices so that they will be better informed in providing effective care to patients from various religious backgrounds." | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing NetLibrary e-books, see this page.
To open a chapter listed in the table of contents (column on left), click on the tiny plus-sign (+) next to the chapter title. When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Religion Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Worldmark Encyclopedia Of Cultures And Daily Life (Info)
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| Producer: | Gale / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Five-volume set published in 2009 contains 2-to-6-page signed entries on about 500 cultural groups, covering "history, politics, customs, religion, education, human rights issues, teen life, and much more." | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word. The eTable of Contents is divided into give volumes, arranged by geography -- Africa, Americas, Asia and Oceania, and Europe.
For further help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Worldmark Encyclopedia Of Religious Practices (Info)
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| Producer: | Thomson Gale / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Three-volume set (2005) provides information on current religious practices around the world, with lengthy articles on major religions and sub-groups, and shorter entries on religious groups in each of 193 countries. Here is the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option, which is divided into 3 volumes. Volume 1 covers "Religions and Deonominations"; you may open any multi-part section by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Volumes 2 and 3 contain an alphabetical list of countries. Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Quick Search -- find option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains one or more particular terms. Be sure to click on the "within this publication" box. To find entries containing various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) for missing letters. Example: terror* finds terror, terrorist, terrorists, terrorism, etc.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Religion Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
American Anthropological Association (Info)
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| Producer: | American Anthropological Association | |
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| Description: | Professional association. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
American Cultural Resources Assoication (Info)
Connect to: American Cultural Resources Assoication
| Producer: | American Cultural Resources Assoication | |
|---|---|---|
| Description: | Professional association. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Archaeological Institute Of America (Info)
Connect to: Archaeological Institute of America
| Producer: | Archaeological Institute of America | |
|---|---|---|
| Description: | Important professional association. Includes their database of fieldwork opportunities. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Complete Works Of Charles Darwin (Info)
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| Producer: | University of Cambridge | |
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| Description: | The largest collection of writings by and about Charles Darwin ever assembled, with the majority of works online here for the first time. Includes handwritten manuscripts, the Beagle diary and notebooks, many publications from periodicals, and correspondence. Most documents include HTML text as well as a photo representation of the original document. A manuscript catalog may be searched here. | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Forced Migration Online (Info)
Connect to: Forced Migration Online
| Producer: | Oxford Refugee Studies Centre | |
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| Description: | Wide variety of information on forced migration, the movement of refugees, people displaced internally by conflict, and those displaced by disasters, famine, or development projects. | |
| Usage Tips: | "Digital library" contains thousands of documents. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Politics -- Foreign and International | |
International Work Group For Indigenous Affairs (Info)
Connect to: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
| Producer: | International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs | |
|---|---|---|
| Description: | Professional association which deals with issues associated with indigenous peoples around the world. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
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| Description: | This is the Washington and Lee University Library's compilation of online resources particularly relevant to Islamic studies. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Religion Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Politics -- Foreign and International History -- Outside U.S. | |
Journals Ranked By Impact: Anthropology (Info)
Connect to: Journals Ranked by Impact: Anthropology
| Producer: | Thomson Reuters | |
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| Description: | Measured by citation analysis. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
National Park Service Archeology Program (Info)
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| Producer: | U.S. National Park Service | |
|---|---|---|
| Description: | Gateway to Federal Government resources in such areas as site conservation, research in national parks, and more. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
New For Sociology And Anthropology (Info)
Connect to: New for Sociology and Anthropology
| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
|---|---|---|
| Description: | Washington and Lee University Library blog covering new resources and other news for our Sociology and Anthropology faculty and students. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Preservation Directory.com (Info)
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| Producer: | ||
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| Description: | Directory of historical societies, preservation organizations, "main street" groups, etc. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Resources In Ethnographic Studies (Info)
Connect to: Resources in Ethnographic Studies
| Producer: | Library of Congress | |
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| Description: | The American Folklife Center's collection of links to resources. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) (Info)
Connect to: Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG)
| Producer: | University of Bristol (England) | |
|---|---|---|
| Description: | Very high quality, comprehensive index of well-chosen, well-annotated links in various social science fields. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Social Sciences - General Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Society For American Archaeology (Info)
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| Producer: | Society for American Archaeology | |
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| Description: | Professional association. Site includes information for students. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Society For Historical Archaeology (Info)
Connect to: Society for Historical Archaeology
| Producer: | Society for Historical Archaeology | |
|---|---|---|
| Description: | Concerned with "the study of the material remains of past societies that also left behind some other form of historical evidence." | |
| Usage Tips: | See the "Projects and Research" and "Publications" areas. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Sociology And Anthropology Periodicals In Leyburn Library (Info)
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| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
|---|---|---|
| Description: | This list indicates "sociology," "anthropology," and "archaeology" periodicals (journals and magazines) which have been requested by the W&L Sociology and Anthropology Department and which are available in Leyburn Library. It should not be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all sociology- or anthropology-related periodicals in the library, since other titles may have been requested by other academic departments. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology | |
Southeast Archeological Center (Info)
Connect to: Southeast Archeological Center
| Producer: | U.S. National Park Service | |
|---|---|---|
| Description: | Includes information on fieldwork and projects in the southeastern United States, such as Civil War battle sites and Native American settlements, as well as other regions of the U.S. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology | |
Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG): A Digital Library Of Greek Literature (Info)
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| Producer: | University of California, Irvine | |
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| Description: | The Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG) is a research center at the University of California, Irvine. Founded in 1972 the TLG has already collected and digitized most literary texts written in Greek from Homer to the fall of Byzantium in AD 1453. Its goal is to create a comprehensive digital library of Greek literature from antiquity to the present era. | |
| Usage Tips: |
For further guidance, click on Help in the TLG. | |
| Tutorial: | http://www.tlg.uci.edu/help/Help.html | |
| Librarian: | Yolanda Merrill | |
| Descriptors: | Classics Literature and Language Philosophy Religion Anthropology and Archaeology | |
U.S. Bureau Of American Ethnology Annual Reports (Info)
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| Producer: | U.S. Smithsonian Institution / National Library of France | |
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| Description: | Important research reports (1879-1931) on Native American culture, under the guidance of John Wesley Powell. Digitized as PDF files by the National Library of France.
Printed volumes also are available in the library's Federal Depository collection. | |
| Usage Tips: | Unfortunately, this site offers no easy-to-use subject access or search mechanism for the series. There is a General Index within the "Accompanying Paper" in the final volume, but the Adobe Acrobat search mechanism cannot access the entire index; instead, you must page through the alphabetical index, which includes references to volumes and pages.
Navigation To move from one page to another, you must use the arrows (>, <, etc.) or the "Aller Page" option, both located above the page of text. (You cannot use the Adobe Acrobat navigational tools below the text.) There also are options near the top of the screen to return to the volume's table of contents (Aller Table des Materiers) or to return to the list of volumes (Liste des fascicules). Printing You may use the Adobe Acrobat print option to print a single page at a time. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- U.S. Federal Anthropology and Archaeology | |
, immediately below the citation in the middle of the screen. 