Early human kinship :
Early human kinship : from sex to social reproduction /
edited by Nicholas J. Allen [and others].
- 1 online resource (xix, 316 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-301) and index.
Why "kinship"? : new questions on an old topic / Wendy James -- A brief overview of human evolution / John A.J. Gowlett and Robin Dunbar -- Kinship and material culture / archaeological implications of the human global diaspora / Clive Gamble -- Deep roots of kin : developing the evolutionary perspective from prehistory / John A.J. Gowlett -- Early human kinship was matrilineal / Chris Knight -- Alternating birth classes : a note from eastern Africa / Wendy James -- Tetradic theory and the origin of human kinship systems / Nicholas J. Allen -- What can ethnography tell us about human social evolution / Bob Layton -- Kinship in biological perspective / Robin Dunbar -- The importance of kinship in monkey society / Mandy Korstjens -- The meaning and relevance of kinship in great apes / Julia Lehmann -- Grandmothering and female coalitions : a basis for matrilineal priority? / Kit Opie and Camilla Power -- A phylogenetic approach to the history of cultural practices / Laura Fortunato -- Reconstructing ancient kinship in Africa / Christ Ehret -- The co-evolution of language and kinship / Alan Barnard -- Epilogue : reaching across the gaps / Hilary Callan.
9781444302714 144430271X 9781444302721 1444302728
10.1002/9781444302714 doi
10.1002/9781444302714 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
Kinship.
Prehistoric peoples.
Human evolution.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology--Marriage & Family.
Human evolution.
Kinship.
Prehistoric peoples.
Electronic books.
GN487 / .E33 2008
306.83
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-301) and index.
Why "kinship"? : new questions on an old topic / Wendy James -- A brief overview of human evolution / John A.J. Gowlett and Robin Dunbar -- Kinship and material culture / archaeological implications of the human global diaspora / Clive Gamble -- Deep roots of kin : developing the evolutionary perspective from prehistory / John A.J. Gowlett -- Early human kinship was matrilineal / Chris Knight -- Alternating birth classes : a note from eastern Africa / Wendy James -- Tetradic theory and the origin of human kinship systems / Nicholas J. Allen -- What can ethnography tell us about human social evolution / Bob Layton -- Kinship in biological perspective / Robin Dunbar -- The importance of kinship in monkey society / Mandy Korstjens -- The meaning and relevance of kinship in great apes / Julia Lehmann -- Grandmothering and female coalitions : a basis for matrilineal priority? / Kit Opie and Camilla Power -- A phylogenetic approach to the history of cultural practices / Laura Fortunato -- Reconstructing ancient kinship in Africa / Christ Ehret -- The co-evolution of language and kinship / Alan Barnard -- Epilogue : reaching across the gaps / Hilary Callan.
9781444302714 144430271X 9781444302721 1444302728
10.1002/9781444302714 doi
10.1002/9781444302714 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
Kinship.
Prehistoric peoples.
Human evolution.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology--Marriage & Family.
Human evolution.
Kinship.
Prehistoric peoples.
Electronic books.
GN487 / .E33 2008
306.83