general anthropology books! i haven’t read a good chunk of these, but they’ve been recommended for the list!!
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last updated August, 2026



I love this list! My favorite ethnographies are Vita: Life in a Zone of Social Abandonment by João Biehl and Liquidated: An Ethnography of Wall Street by Karen Ho. Dealing in Desire by Kimberly Hoang was really interesting and I think about Sweetness and Power by Sidney Mintz daily.
I’ll add them!! Thanks so much for the recommendations😊