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Anthropology Books for IAS

We have compiled for you a list of IAS books for Anthropology to help you in your prepration for the IAS and other services under the UPSC. so it helps to know the best reference books for the ias exam.

Suggested IAS Anthropology Books for Paper I	Suggested IAS Anthropology Books for Paper II
Topic Wise Reference Books on Anthropology

Suggested IAS Anthropology Books for Paper I

Books for (Part I) (Upto Topic 7)

Beattie : Other Cultures Buy Now
Beals & Hoijer/ : An Introduction to Anthropology Buy Now
Haviland : An Introduction to Anthropology Buy Now
Vaid : An introduction to social cultural anthropology Buy Now
U.S. Mishra : An Introduction to Social-Cultural Anthropology (in Hindi) Buy Now
Indian Anthropology by Nadeem Hasnain Buy Now
Honigman : The World of Man Buy Now
Herskovits : Cultural Anthropology Buy Now
Majumdar & Madan : An Introduction to Social Anthropology Buy Now
Philipos Petros Gile : Basic Concepts in Sociology and Anthropology Buy Now
Abhik Ghosh : Meetings with the Other (on Fieldwork Techniques)
Gaya and Pandey : Cultural Anthropology Buy Now

(Part II)

Harrison et. al : Human Biology Buy Now
Shukla & Rastogi : Physical Anthropology & Human Genetics Buy Now
Stein & Rowe : An Introduction to Physical Anthropology. Buy Now
Vaid & Pandey : Jaivik Manashashtra (in Hindi) Buy Now
B. Janusch : Origins of Man Buy Now
Virender Kumar : Evolution of Genus Homo
Surender Nath : Forensic Anthropology Buy Now
B Jensen : Nutritional Anthropology Buy Now
Johnston Franchise : Nutritional Anthropology Buy Now
M. Harris : Rise of Anthropological Theory Buy Now
U.S. Misra : Anthropological Thought (in Hindi)
Herskovits : Cultural Anthropology Buy Now
Booklet published by Jawahar Publishers

Suggested IAS Anthropology Books for Paper II

NCERT : Indian Society, Social Change Buy Now
Bhattacharya, D.K. : An Outline of Indian Prehistory Buy Now
Srinivas : Caste in India & Other Essays Buy Now
Srinivas : Social Change in Modern India Buy Now
Y. Singh : Modernisation of Indian Tradition Buy Now
Vidyarthi & Rai : Tribal Cultures of India Buy Now
Vidyarthi : Glimpses of Indian Culture Buy Now
N. Hasnain : Indian Anthropology Buy Now
N. Hasnain : Tribal India Buy Now
R.C. Verma : Indian Tribes Buy Now
Vaid : Who Cares for Tribal Development (Hindi & English) Buy Now
A.L. Basham : The Wonder that was India Buy Now
Dr. Ravi Prakash Pandey : Bharatiya Samajik Vichar (in Hindi) Buy Now
Bharatiya Samajik Vichar (in Hindi) Buy Now
Sagar Preet : Reservation for Backward Classes a Perspective

Topic Wise Reference Books on Anthropology

Anthropology Books for Paper I (Part I) (Upto Topic 7)

Beattie : Other Cultures Buy Now
Beals & Hoijer : An Introduction to Anthropology Buy Now
Haviland : An Introduction to Anthropology Buy Now
Vaid : An introduction to social cultural anthropology Buy Now
U.S. Mishra : An Introduction to Social-Cultural Anthropology (in Hindi) Buy Now
Indian Anthropology by Nadeem Hasnain Buy Now
Honigman : The World of Man Buy Now
Herskovits : Cultural Anthropology Buy Now
Majumdar & Madan : An Introduction to Social Anthropology Buy Now
Philipos Petros Gile : Basic Concepts in Sociology and Anthropology Buy Now
Abhik Ghosh : Meetings with the Other (on Fieldwork Techniques)