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The Library of Congress (LC) classification for Anthropology begins with the letters GN. LC classification is the system the Blough-Weis library uses to organize books.
You may want to look on the shelf where books on your subject are located in order to see what is available. The general categories for anthropology are listed below.
| Anthropology | GN1-890 |
| Physical anthropology. Somatology | GN49-298 |
| Anthropometry | GN51-59 |
| Human variation | GN62.8-265 |
| Race (General) | GN269-279 |
| Man as an animal. Simian traits versus human traits | GN280.7 |
| Human evolution | GN281-289 |
| Fossil man. Human paleontology | GN282-286.7 |
| Medical anthropology | GN296-296.5 |
| Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology | GN301-674 |
| Culture and cultural processes | GN357-367 |
| Collected ethnographies | GN378-396 |
| Applied anthropology | GN397-397.7 |
| Cultural traits, customs, and institutions | GN406-517 |
| Technology. Material culture | GN406-442 |
| Economic organization. Economic anthropology | GN448-450.8 |
| Intellectual life | GN451-477.7 |
| Social organization | GN478-491.7 |
| Political organization. Political anthropology | GN492-495.2 |
| Societal groups, ethnocentrism, diplomacy, warfare, etc. | GN495.4-498 |
| Psychological anthropology | GN502-517 |
| Ethnic groups and races | GN537-674 |
| By region or country | GN550-674 |
| Prehistoric archaeology | GN700-890 |
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Use the search box above to find books on your topic in the library.
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Below are some encyclopedias and other general books on anthropology available online or at the library.
Cultural Encyclopedia of the Body by Call Number: REF HM636 .C85 2008ISBN: 9780313341458Publication Date: 2008-09-30
Encyclopedia of Womens Folklore and Folklife by Call Number: REF GR470 .E63 2009ISBN: 9780313340505Publication Date: 2008-12-30
Feet and Footwear by Call Number: REF GT2130 .D45 2009ISBN: 0313357145Publication Date: 2009-09-01
Dictionary of Children's Clothes by Call Number: REF GT1730 .M37 2008ISBN: 1851775471Publication Date: 2008-10-01
Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781849728003Publication Date: 2010-10-29
Handbook of the Life Course by Call Number: ebook & REF HQ799.95 .H36 2004ISBN: 0306474980Publication Date: 2003-09-30
The Routledge Dictionary of Anthropologists by Call Number: REF GN20 .G3513 2004ISBN: 0415228255Publication Date: 2004-07-21
Encyclopedia of Religious Freedom by Call Number: REF BV741 .E47 2003ISBN: 0415941814Publication Date: 2003-06-23
Encyclopedia of Religion and War by Call Number: REF BL80.3 .E53 2004ISBN: 0415942462Publication Date: 2003-12-04
Encyclopedia of Community by Call Number: REF HM756 .E53 2003ISBN: 0761925988Publication Date: 2003-06-23
People on the Move by Call Number: REF G1046.E27 P46 2010ISBN: 0520261240Publication Date: 2010-08-02
Encyclopedia of Aging by Call Number: REF HQ1061 .E534 2002ISBN: 0028654722Publication Date: 1905-06-01- Encyclopedia of American Race Riots by Call Number: REF E184.A1 E573 2007ISBN: 9780313333026Publication Date: 2006-12-01
Encyclopedia of Taboos by Call Number: REF GN471.4 .H65 2000ISBN: 1576070697Publication Date: 2000-12-01
Countries and Their Cultures by Call Number: REF GN307 .C68 2001ISBN: 0028649508Publication Date: 2001-05-23
The First Measured Century by Call Number: REF HN60 .C38 2001ISBN: 084474137XPublication Date: 2000-12-01
Encyclopedia of American Folklife by Call Number: REF GR105+ISBN: 0765680521Publication Date: 2006-08-01
