Early human kinship: from sex to social reproduction

INDICE: List of Tables. List of Figures. List of Illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgements. Notes on Contributors. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND. Why 'Kinship'? New Questions on an Old Topic (Wendy James). A Brief Overview of Human Evolution (John A. J. Gowlett and Robin Dunbar). PART I Where and When: The Archaeological Evidence for Early Social Life in Africa. 1 Kinship and Material Culture: Archaeological Implications of the Human Global Diaspora (Clive Gamble). 2 Deep Roots of Kin: Developing the Evolutionary Perspective from Prehistory(John A. J. Gowlett). PART II Women, Children, Men and the Puzzles of Comparative Social Structure. 3 Early Human Kinship Was Matrilineal (Chris Knight). 4Alternating Birth Classes: A Note from Eastern Africa (Wendy James). 5 Tetradic Theory and the Origin of Human Kinship Systems (Nicholas J. Allen). 6 What Can Ethnography Tell Us about Human Social Evolution? (Robert Layton). PART III Other Primates and the Biological Approach. 7 Kinship in Biological Perspective (Robin Dunbar). 8 The Importance of Kinship in Monkey Society (Amanda H. Korstjens). 9 Meaning and Relevance of Kinship in Great Apes (Julia Lehmann). 10 Grandmothering and Female Coalitions: A Basis for Matrilineal Priority? (KitOpie and Camilla Power). PART IV Reconstructions: Evidence from Cultural Practice and Language. 11 A Phylogenetic Approach to the History of Cultural Practices (Laura Fortunato). 12 Reconstructing Ancient Kinship in Africa (Christopher Ehret). 13 The Co-evolution of Language and Kinship (Alan Barnard). EPILOGUE. Reaching across the Gaps (Hilary Callan). Appendices to Chapter 12. Bibliography. Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-4443-3878-2
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 336
• Fecha Publicación: 07/01/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés