Origins and Revolutions: Human Identity in Earliest Prehistory

by Clive Gamble

Book Overview

In this study Clive Gamble presents and questions two of the most famous descriptions of change in prehistory. The first is the 'human revolution', when evidence for art, music, religion and language first appears. The second is the economic and social revolution of the Neolithic period. Gamble identifies the historical agendas behind 'origins research' and presents a bold alternative to these established frameworks, relating the study of change to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521860024
• ISBN13: 9780521860024
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.0"