Evolution and Social Life

Tim Ingold

ISBN 10: 1138675849 / ISBN 13: 9781138675841

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016

About this Item

This book examines evolution being handled in anthropology from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Series: Routledge Classic Texts in Anthropology. Num Pages: 380 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; PSX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 582. . 2016. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Evolution and Social Life
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138675849
• ISBN 13: 9781138675841
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Evolution is among the most central and most contested of ideas in the history of anthropology. This book charts the fortunes of the idea from the mid-nineteenth century to recent times. By comparing biological, historical, and anthropological approaches to the study of human culture and social life, it lays the foundation for their effective synthesis. Far ahead of its time when first published, the book anticipates debates at the forefront of contemporary thinking. Revisiting the work after almost thirty years, Tim Ingold offers a substantial new preface that describes how the book came to be written, how it was received and its bearing on later developments. Unique in scope and breadth of theoretical vision, Evolution and Social Life cuts across the boundaries of natural science and the humanities to provide a major contribution both to the history of anthropological and social thought, and to contemporary debate on the relationship between human nature, culture, and social life.

About the Author

Tim Ingold is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen, UK. His books for Routledge include Lines: A Brief History (2007), The Perception of the Environment (reissued 2011), Being Alive (2011) and Making: Anthropology, Archaeology, Art and Architecture (2013).