Institutions: The Evolution of Human Sociality - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1925608794 ISBN 13: 9781925608793

Verlag: Trans Pacific Press, 2021

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As the sequel to Groups: The Evolution of Human Sociality (2013), this book has broadened the discussion to examine the actions of people, apes, and monkeys in terms of 'what they do' by forming groups or in-groups. In Institutions, the shared processes and practices that facilitate coexistence in groups are examined from an evolutionary historical perspective. Contributors include researchers from the field of anthropology, including sociological primatology, ecological anthropology, and sociocultural anthropology. The chapters examine institutions from a diverse range of perspectives, including: encountering death, children's games, conflict and peace, cattle rustling, and mathematical proofs. In terms of non-human primates, this study focuses on 'pre-institutional' phenomena, such as relations established through 'call and response' patterns and food sharing, and it forms arguments as to whether the concept of institutions can be applied to these settings. As the chapters in this volume establish, the argument that language is a prerequisite for the establishment of institutions has indeed been surpassed.

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KAWAI Kaori is a Japanese cultural anthropologist whose research focuses on East African anthropology. She is currently Professor at the Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.

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• Verlag: Trans Pacific Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1925608794
• ISBN 13: 9781925608793
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 476
• Herausgeber: Kawai Kaori
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