Africa, the cradle of human diversity : cultural and biological approaches to uncover African diversity /
"This book explores important chapters of past and recent African history from a multidisciplinary perspective. It covers an extensive time range from the evolution of early humans to the complex cultural and genetic diversity of modern-day populations in Africa. Through a comprehensive list of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2022]
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| Series: | African-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies (Series) ;
v. 26. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book explores important chapters of past and recent African history from a multidisciplinary perspective. It covers an extensive time range from the evolution of early humans to the complex cultural and genetic diversity of modern-day populations in Africa. Through a comprehensive list of chapters, the book focuses on different time-periods, geographic regions and cultural and biological aspects of human diversity across the continent. Each chapter summarises current knowledge with perspectives from a varied set of international researchers from diverse areas of expertise. The book provides a valuable resource for scholars interested in evolutionary history and human diversity in Africa. Contributors are Shaun Aron, Ananyo Choudhury, Bernard Clist, Cesar Fortes-Lima, Rosa Fregel, Jackson S. Kimambo, Faye Lander , Marlize Lombard, Fidelis T. Masao, Ezekia Mtetwa, Gilbert Pwiti, Michèle Ramsay, Thembi Russell, Carina Schlebusch, Dhriti Sengupta, Plan Shenjere-Nyabezi, Mário Vicente"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 333 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004500228 9004500227 |
| ISSN: | 1574-6925 ; |