TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barnard,Alan
ED  - ProQuest (Firm)
TI  - Social anthropology and human origins
AV  - GN281 .B369 2011
U1  - 301 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Human beings
KW  - Origin
KW  - Human evolution
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. If chimps could talk; 3. Fossils and what they tell us; 4. The brain and group size; 5. Teaching, sharing and exchange; 6. Origins of language and symbolism; 7. Elementary structures of kinship; 8. A new synthesis; 9. Conclusions; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries
N2  - "The study of human origins is one of the most fascinating branches of anthropology. Yet it has rarely been considered by social or cultural anthropologists, who represent the largest subfield of the discipline. In this powerful study Alan Barnard aims to bridge this gap. Barnard argues that social anthropological theory has much to contribute to our understanding of human evolution, including changes in technology, subsistence and exchange, family and kinship, as well as to the study of language, art, ritual and belief. This book places social anthropology in the context of a widely-conceived constellation of anthropological sciences. It incorporates recent findings in many fields, including primate studies, archaeology, linguistics and human genetics. In clear, accessible style Barnard addresses the fundamental questions surrounding the evolution of human society and the prehistory of culture, suggesting a new direction for social anthropology that will open up debate across the discipline as a whole"--
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=691852
ER  -