Bøger i African Archaeology Series serien
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- Archaeological Perspectives on Africa and the Wider World
713,95 kr. From the exodus of early modern humans to the growth of African diasporas, Africa has had a long and complex relationship with the outside world. This book attempts to outline internal geographic, environmental, sociopolitical and economic factors over the long period of modern human history, to find their commonalities and development over time.
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- 713,95 kr.
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- Bog
- 513,95 kr.
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- Origins and Decline of Southern Zambezian States
697,95 kr. This volume examines the growth of precolonial states in Southern Zambezia, and its historical and cultural developments through the evolution of the small-scale, farming societies.
- Bog
- 697,95 kr.
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- Emergence of Pastoral Traditions
704,95 - 1.589,95 kr. Utilizing almost 40 years' work, Andrew Smith presents a detailed portrait of modern herdsmen and their historical antecedents. Following the assumption that Africa has never been isolated from the rest of the world, Smith illuminates key topics ranging from material culture and rituals, to future prospects for pastoralists.
- Bog
- 704,95 kr.
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- A Comprehensive Guide
1.075,95 - 1.767,95 kr. A fascinating, detailed study of the origins of modern humans. Includes material from Willoughby's own research in Tanzania.
- Bog
- 1.075,95 kr.
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- Scenarios in Human Evolution
597,95 - 1.474,95 kr. Darwin's Legacy provides a fascinating history of ideas about human evolution, which have been developed and debated since Darwin published The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex in 1871.
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- 597,95 kr.
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- Representation, Social Memory, and Oral Traditions
689,95 - 1.595,95 kr. Presents an inquiry into the questions that count, proposing different ways of thinking about historical archaeology. Confronting topics of oral traditions, our orientation to archaeology, and the misrepresentation of various cultures, this title calls for a different pathway to a more nuanced, and more inclusive historical archaeology.
- Bog
- 689,95 kr.
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681,95 - 1.587,95 kr. Charts the role cotton has played in commercial, community, and labor settings. This book focuses on the details of how people made, exchanged, and wore cotton cloth from before industrialization in Europe to the twentieth century.
- Bog
- 681,95 kr.
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- Roots, Expression, and Social Consequences
642,95 - 1.549,95 kr. Present a view of the spiritual life of the San people of Kalahari desert, examining the interplay of their cosmology, myth, ritual, and art.
- Bog
- 642,95 kr.
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930,95 - 1.793,95 kr. Scholarly work that attempts to match linguistic and archaeological evidence in precolonial Africa
- Bog
- 930,95 kr.
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- Environment, Technology, Interactions
718,95 - 1.518,95 kr. Study of the development of foraging strategies in Africa from the Middle Stone Age to the present.
- Bog
- 718,95 kr.