Opis: Settling the Earth - Clive Gamble, Clive Stephen Gamble

In this worldwide survey, Clive Gamble explores the evolution of the human imagination, without which we would not have become a global species. He sets out to determine the cognitive and social basis for our imaginative capacity and traces the evidence back into deep human history. He argues that it was the imaginative ability to 'go beyond' and to create societies where people lived apart yet stayed in touch that made us such effective world settlers. To make his case Gamble brings together information from a wide range of disciplines: psychology, cognitive science, archaeology, palaeoanthropology, archaeogenetics, geography, quaternary science and anthropology. He presents a novel deep history that combines the archaeological evidence for fossil hominins with the selective forces of Pleistocene climate change, engages with the archaeogeneticists' models for population dispersal and displacement, and ends with the Europeans' rediscovery of the deep history settlement of the Earth. 'In Settling the Earth, Clive Gamble reconfirms his status as the finest mind working in Palaeolithic studies. He presents a radical reimagining of the global sweep of human history by rejecting the progress-bound divisions of previous summaries in favor of a partitioning based on brain expansion and population dispersal. The result is brilliant.' Thomas Wynn, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs 'Eclectic and authoritative, Gamble's engaging new book provides a fresh take on the evolution of the human brain, navigating the reader through the changing landscapes, minds and societies of our ancestors and revealing the complex physical and cultural dynamics behind our ultimate colonization of the Earth.' Danielle Schreve, Royal Holloway University of London1. The worlds of deep human history; 2. The drivers of climate and environment; 3. The recent veneers of climate, environment, and population; 4. Walking and running down the tectonic trail; 5. Three strides across a bio-tidal world; 6. Going beyond, keeping in touch; 7. The call of the north; 8. Eyes on the horizon; 9. The human re-union in retrospect.

Szczegóły: Settling the Earth - Clive Gamble, Clive Stephen Gamble

Tytuł: Settling the Earth
Autor: Clive Gamble, Clive Stephen Gamble
Producent: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107601079
Rok produkcji: 2013
Ilość stron: 396
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.62 kg

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