Augustin F. C. Holl

The Mobility Imperative (eBook, ePUB)

A Global Evolutionary Perspective of Human Migration

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This work explores the long-term evolutionary implications of the "Mobility Imperative:" the foundational nature of mobility for human beings and their societies. The author puts forward a parsimonious but comprehensive model based on Extended Evolutionary Synthesis (EES) rationales. The selected case studies range from the emergence and expansion of humans to cattle domestication and beyond.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781666903805
• Artikelnr.: 66004967

Autorenporträt

Augustin F. C. Holl is distinguished professor and director of the Africa Research Center at Xiamen University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Mobility Imperative: A Global Evolutionary Perspective
Chapter 1: Human Origins and Expansion
Chapter 2: Austronesian Origins, Expansion, and the Formation of the Indian
Ocean World-system
Chapter 3: Origin and Expansion of Speakers of Chadic languages
Chapter 4: Origins and Expansion of Speakers of Bantu Languages
Chapter 5: Genesis and Expansion of Cattle Pastoralism in Africa: Livestock
and Pathogens