Research Guides: HC 301H: Food and Colonialism: Background Info and Lit Reviews

Finding Background Information and Overviews

Find quick background information and thorough reports on many topics in anthropology with this selection of encyclopedias and literature-review databases:

Annual Reviews This link opens in a new window
Literature reviews in the biomedical/life sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences
eHRAF Archaeology This link opens in a new window
eHRAF Archaeology focuses on in-depth descriptive documents of archaeological traditions from around the world. eHRAF is unique in having subject indexing at the paragraph level. This allows detailed and precise searching for concepts not easily found with keywords.
eHRAF World Cultures This link opens in a new window
eHRAF World Cultures contains ethnographic collections covering all aspects of cultural and social life. eHRAF is unique in having subject indexing at the paragraph level. This allows detailed and precise searching for concepts not easily found with keywords.
Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
Language and subject dictionaries and reference works

We also have access to many specialized encyclopedias both online and in print, so be sure to also search the library catalog for additional resources. The above are just a few options with very broad coverage by topic - but we also have more focused options such as encyclopedias of food, of masculinity, of fashion, of lgbtqqia topics, and more.