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Provides a concise review of the numerous methods used in the study of human evolution
Details the history of development and interaction of these methods of study, showing the path by which multi-disciplinary analysis has grown
Serves as an introduction to exploring evolutionary studies with suggestions for further reading on each on of the principle methods, field by field
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book presents a concise yet comprehensive survey of methods used in the expanding studies of human evolution, paying particular attention to new work on social evolution. The first part of the book presents principal methods for the study of biological, cultural, and social evolution, plus migration, group behavior, institutions, politics, and environment. The second part provides a chronological and analytical account of the development of these methods from 1850 to the present, showing how multidisciplinary rose to link physical, biological, ecological, and social sciences. The work is especially relevant for readers in history and social sciences but will be of interest to readers in biological and ecological fields who are interested in exploring a wide range of evolutionary studies.
Authors and Affiliations
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World History Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
Patrick Manning
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Methods for Human History
Book Subtitle: Studying Social, Cultural, and Biological Evolution
Authors: Patrick Manning
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53882-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-53881-1Published: 29 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-53882-8Published: 28 September 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 199
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: History, general, Historiography and Method, History of Science, Developmental Psychology, Evolutionary Biology