Demography and Evolutionary Ecology of Hadza Hunter-Gatherers

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Science & Nature, Science
Cover of the book Demography and Evolutionary Ecology of Hadza Hunter-Gatherers by Nicholas Blurton Jones, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Nicholas Blurton Jones ISBN: 9781316423615
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: January 21, 2016
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Nicholas Blurton Jones
ISBN: 9781316423615
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: January 21, 2016
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

The Hadza, an ethnic group indigenous to northern Tanzania, are one of the few remaining hunter-gatherer populations. Archaeology shows 130,000 years of hunting and gathering in their land but Hadza are rapidly losing areas vital to their way of life. This book offers a unique opportunity to capture a disappearing lifestyle. Blurton Jones interweaves data from ecology, demography and evolutionary ecology to present a comprehensive analysis of the Hadza foragers. Discussion centres on expansion of the adaptationist perspective beyond topics customarily studied in human behavioural ecology, to interpret a wider range of anthropological concepts. Analysing behavioural aspects, with a specific focus on relationships and their wider impact on the population, this book reports the demographic consequences of different patterns of marriage and the availability of helpers such as husbands, children, and grandmothers. Essential for researchers and graduate students alike, this book will challenge preconceptions of human sociobiology.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The Hadza, an ethnic group indigenous to northern Tanzania, are one of the few remaining hunter-gatherer populations. Archaeology shows 130,000 years of hunting and gathering in their land but Hadza are rapidly losing areas vital to their way of life. This book offers a unique opportunity to capture a disappearing lifestyle. Blurton Jones interweaves data from ecology, demography and evolutionary ecology to present a comprehensive analysis of the Hadza foragers. Discussion centres on expansion of the adaptationist perspective beyond topics customarily studied in human behavioural ecology, to interpret a wider range of anthropological concepts. Analysing behavioural aspects, with a specific focus on relationships and their wider impact on the population, this book reports the demographic consequences of different patterns of marriage and the availability of helpers such as husbands, children, and grandmothers. Essential for researchers and graduate students alike, this book will challenge preconceptions of human sociobiology.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book The Cambridge Introduction to Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Nicholas Blurton Jones
Cover of the book Agility.X by Nicholas Blurton Jones
Cover of the book China in the International Economic Order by Nicholas Blurton Jones
Cover of the book The Right to Inclusive Education in International Human Rights Law by Nicholas Blurton Jones
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Virtue Ethics by Nicholas Blurton Jones
Cover of the book Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old by Nicholas Blurton Jones
Cover of the book The Destruction of the Bison by Nicholas Blurton Jones
Cover of the book A Designer's Guide to Asynchronous VLSI by Nicholas Blurton Jones
Cover of the book Performing Civility by Nicholas Blurton Jones
Cover of the book Worked Examples in Nonlinear Continuum Mechanics for Finite Element Analysis by Nicholas Blurton Jones
Cover of the book An Introduction to European Law by Nicholas Blurton Jones
Cover of the book Wittgenstein and the Philosophy of Language by Nicholas Blurton Jones
Cover of the book Abolition by Nicholas Blurton Jones
Cover of the book Applied Digital Signal Processing by Nicholas Blurton Jones
Cover of the book The Fundamentals of Political Science Research by Nicholas Blurton Jones
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy