Methods for Human History

Studying Social, Cultural, and Biological Evolution
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-53881-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 199 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 330 g

This book presents a concise yet comprehensive survey of methods used in the expanding studies of human evolution, paying particular attention to new work on social evolution. The first part of the book presents principal methods for the study of biological, cultural, and social evolution, plus migration, group behavior, institutions, politics, and environment. The second part provides a chronological and analytical account of the development of these methods from 1850 to the present, showing how multidisciplinary rose to link physical, biological, ecological, and social sciences. The work is especially relevant for readers in history and social sciences but will be of interest to readers in biological and ecological fields who are interested in exploring a wide range of evolutionary studies. 

Zielgruppe

Upper undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Manning, Patrick

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Geschichtswissenschaft: Theorie und Methoden
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.IntroductionPart I: Methods for Human History2. Human Evolution: Biological, Cultural, and Social3. Physical Science and Biological Coevolution4. Systems and Information Science5. Behavior of Individuals and Groups6. Study of Human Institutions7. Emotions and Human NaturePart II: Disciplines and Theories8. Disciplines and their Evolution9. Natural Selection in an Imperial Era, 1850–194510. DNA in a Progressive Era, 1945–198011. Ecology and Society in a Neoliberal Era, 1980–201012. Cross-Disciplinary Analysis in Global Tension, 2010–2020

Über Autor(innen)

Patrick Manning is Andrew W. Mellon Professor of World History, Emeritus, at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was the founding director of the World History Center from 2008 to 2015. Mannnign served as president of the American Historical Association from 2016-2017, and is currently the president of the World History Network. He has authored and edited over  fifteen books, including the forthcoming title A History of Humanity (2020).