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Angela Y Davis - Early Human Kinship: From Sex to Social Reproduction - 9781405179010 - V9781405179010
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Early Human Kinship: From Sex to Social Reproduction

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Description for Early Human Kinship: From Sex to Social Reproduction Hardback. Sponsored by the Royal Anthropological Institute, in conjunction with the British Academy, Early Human Kinship brings together original studies from leading figures in the biological sciences, social anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics to provide a major breakthrough in the debate over human evolution and the nature of society. Editor(s): Allen, Nicholas J.; Callan, Hilary; Dunbar, Robin; James, Wendy. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 754.
Early Human Kinship brings together original studies from leading figures in the biological sciences, social anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics to provide a major breakthrough in the debate over human evolution and the nature of society.
  • A major new collaboration between specialists across the range of the human sciences including evolutionary biology and psychology; social/cultural anthropology; archaeology and linguistics
  • Provides a ground-breaking set of original studies offering a new perspective on early human history
  • Debates fundamental questions about early human society: Was there a connection between the beginnings of language and the beginnings of organized 'kinship and marriage'? How far did evolutionary ... Read more
  • Sponsored by the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland in conjunction with the British Academy
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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405179010
SKU
V9781405179010
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Angela Y Davis
Nicholas J. Allen is Emeritus Fellow of Wolfson College, University of Oxford. He has published on the Himalayas, kinship theory, the Durkheimian School and Indo-European Comparativism. His books include Categories and Classifications (2000) and Marcel Mauss: A Centenary Tribute (1998). Hilary Callan has been Director of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland since 2000. Her research ... Read more

Reviews for Early Human Kinship: From Sex to Social Reproduction
"This is an important and timely volume, which in its multiple approaches brings new questions to bear on a topic that is the bedrock of anthropology." Stanley Ulijaszek, University of Oxford "An international collection of leading figures in paleontology, linguistics, geography and anthropology consider the transition from the biological kinship of primates to social kinship of modern humans ... Read more

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