The Mobility Imperative

A Global Evolutionary Perspective of Human Migration

Augustin F. C. Holl (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

280 Seiten

2022
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-6669-0379-9 (ISBN)

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This work explores 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.

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.

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

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

Erscheinungsdatum	13.09.2022
Zusatzinfo	15 b/w illustrations; 3 tables;
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 238 mm
Gewicht	544 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-6669-0379-5 / 1666903795
ISBN-13	978-1-6669-0379-9 / 9781666903799
Zustand	Neuware