Anthropology Optional Book List for UPSC CSE

 Anthropology Book List

I. Socio-cultural anthropology
1. Theories- Gaya Pandey and Upadhyay, and Vajiram Printed Notes
2. Basics - Brain Tree
3. Basics- N K Vaid
4.Ember and Ember (selective examples and concepts)
5. Ignou sociology (selective chapters)

II.Physical Anthropology
1.Basics-P. Nath
2. Ember and Ember - Human evolution
3. Ember and Ember (other selective examples and concepts- focus on information in boxes)
4. Vajiram Printed Notes

III. Indian Anthropology
1. Basics-Nadeem Husnain
2. Ignou Sociology (Selective Chapters)
3. Gaya pandey and Upadhyay
4. Brain tree
5. Vajiram Printed Notes
6. L2A case study booklet

IV. Tribal Anthropology
1. Basics-Tribal Anthropology by Nadeem Husnain
2. xaxa committee report go through complete report (dont overstress yourself to remember data, focus on issues of tribals and innovative solutions given in report)
3. Case studies from various sources like Xaxa committee report and Mentor4IAS booklet

V. Archaeology
1. Basics-General Anthropology by Nadeem Husnain
2. Basics-Brain Tree - Printed notes
3. Standard NCERT - Ancient History books (selective chapters)