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Psychological and Medical Anthropology: Book Reviews

Why read book reviews?

Book reviews, ranging from simple summaries to in-depth critical analyses and evaluations, provide useful informaiton for readers and researchers.  Read book reviews to:

  • Find out what others have said about a book
  • Identify controversies about the book
  • Find out how the book relates to other works
  • Find out what's being published in your field of interest
  • Easily identify new books for fugure reading (or books to avoid!)

Article Databases That Include Book Reviews

General Book Review Databases

Some scholarly journals which regularly publish book & film reviews