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Cultural Anthropology: Finding Books

This guide provides resources for your cultural anthropological research

Searching the library catalog

The library catalog lets you search for books, journals, DVDs, music, and research materials that are available in the Duke University Libraries.

When you know exactly what you want:

Search "Books & Media" by all fields, title, author, subject, ISBN, or call number.

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Duke Books & Media Search
Search across books and media at Duke. Expand your search to millions of books from UNC, NC State, and NCCU in the top left-hand side of search results. See the search tips page for advanced help.
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eBooks search and FAQ

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Expand your search to millions of additional items from libraries worldwide. Request items via the library's Interlibrary Request service

Interlibrary Requests
A free service that allows you to request books, articles, and other items that are not available at Duke. You will need to create an account the first time you use this service.

Search Tips

Try the following Library of Congress subject headings to find books in Anthropology:

Anthropology

Anthropological Linguistics

Ethnology

Ethnography

Marxist Anthropology

Applied Anthropology

Social Structure

Human Geography