Music, language, and human evolution /

Examining the potential role of musicality in human evolution and its consequences for human culture, this book draws on archaeology, anthropology, psychology and musicology in order to illustrate the interdisciplinary necessity of accounting for the phenomenon of human music-making.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bannan, Nicholas (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Examining the potential role of musicality in human evolution and its consequences for human culture, this book draws on archaeology, anthropology, psychology and musicology in order to illustrate the interdisciplinary necessity of accounting for the phenomenon of human music-making.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 345 pages) : illustrations, music
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199227341
0199227349
9780191804274
0191804274