The Past in Perspective: An Introduction to Human Prehistory - Softcover

Feder, Kenneth L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0197667678 ISBN 13: 9780197667675

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2024

Synopsis

Winner of the Textbook & Academic Authors Association's McGuffey Longevity Award

The Past in Perspective: An Introduction to Human Prehistory, Ninth Edition, is an engaging and up-to-date chronological overview of human prehistory. Kenneth L. Feder introduces students to "the big picture"--the grand sweep of human evolutionary history--presenting the human past within the context of fundamental themes of cultural evolution. Feder's unique, refreshing, and accessible narrative personalizes the past and makes it relevant to today's students. Using a consistent chapter format, Feder helps students master both what we know and what is still debated about the complex story of the human past.

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About the Author

Kenny Feder is a Professor Emeritus. He is the author of Linking to the Past: A Brief Introduction to Archaeology, Second Edition (OUP, 2008) and Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology, Tenth Edition (OUP, 2019). His recent book, Ancient America: Fifty Archaeological Sites to See for Yourself (2017) is aimed at a general audience. Kenny has appeared on numerous cable documentaries (on the National Geographic Channel, the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, and others) focused on the human past.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2024
• ISBN 10: 0197667678
• ISBN 13: 9780197667675
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 672