| Publication |
London, Phoenix, 2007.
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| Description |
xi, 254p
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| Summary/Abstract |
Prehistory is the story of our species upto the first written record and also an account of the discipline through which we study prehistoric times.
Provides understanding of human existance today.
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| Contents |
PART 1 : THE DISCOVERY OF PREHISTORY
The idea of prehistory
Mapping the human past : Prehistory before 1940
Dating : The radiocarbon revolution
The possibilityof world prehistory
PART II : THE PREHISTORY OF MIND
The sapient paradox
Towards a prehistory of mind
Constructing the community
Worldly goods
Appropriating the cosmos
From prehistory to history
Prospect : The future of prehistory
Figures : Chronology of human development
Furthur reading
Notes and quotes
Bibliography
Index
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| Standard Number |
9780753824276 Pb.
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