{"product_id":"9781444338782","title":"Early Human Kinship From Sex to Social Reproduction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEarly Human Kinship\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom Sex to Social Reproduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNicholas J. Allen | Hilary Callan | Robin Dunbar | Wendy James\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Cultural \u0026amp; Social\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEarly Human Kinship\u003c\/i\u003e brings together original studies from leading figures in the biological sciences, social anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics to provide a major breakthrough in the debate over human evolution and the nature of society.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA major new collaboration between specialists across the range of the human sciences including evolutionary biology and psychology; social\/cultural anthropology; archaeology and linguistics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a ground-breaking set of original studies offering a new perspective on early human history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDebates fundamental questions about early human society: Was there a connection between the beginnings of language and the beginnings of organized 'kinship and marriage'? How far did evolutionary selection favor gender and generation as principles for regulating social relations?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSponsored by the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland in conjunction with the British Academy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eNicholas J. Allen\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Fellow of Wolfson College, University of Oxford. He has published on the Himalayas, kinship theory, the Durkheimian School and Indo-European Comparativism. His books include \u003ci\u003eCategories and Classifications\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) and \u003ci\u003eMarcel Mauss: A Centenary Tribute\u003c\/i\u003e (1998).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHilary Callan\u003c\/b\u003e has been Director of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland since 2000. Her research and publications include work on biological and social anthropology, occupational cultures, and gender, including \u003ci\u003eEthology and Society\u003c\/i\u003e (1970)and \u003ci\u003eThe Incorporated Wife\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Shirley Ardener, 1984).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWendy James\u003c\/b\u003e was until recently Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford, and is now Emeritus Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford. She has carried out ethnographic research in North East Africa, and her books include \u003ci\u003eWar and Survival in Sudan's Frontierlands: Voices from the Blue Nile\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and \u003ci\u003eThe Ceremonial\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnimal: A New Portrait of Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e (2003).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Dunbar\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Oxford, and specializes in primate behaviour. He is co-director of the British Academy's Centenary Research Project ('From Lucy to Language: The Archaeology of the Social Brain'). He is the author or co-author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Human Story\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and \u003ci\u003eEvolutionary Psychology: A Beginner's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 January 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444338782\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e336\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315638005900,"sku":"9781444338782","price":41.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444338782.jpg?v=1781091486","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444338782","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}