Early human kinship : from sex to social reproduction /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Allen, Nicholas J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.