Studies in Forensic Biohistory - Anthropological Perspectives - Grand Format

Edition en anglais

Christopher-M Stojanowski

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William-N Duncan

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The lives of kings, poets, authors, criminals, and celebrities are a perpetual fascination in the media and popular culture, and for decades anthropologists... Lire la suite
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Résumé

The lives of kings, poets, authors, criminals, and celebrities are a perpetual fascination in the media and popular culture, and for decades anthropologists and other scientists have participated in "postmortem dissections" of the lives of historical figures. In this field of biohistory, researchers have identified and analyzed these figures' bodies using technologies such as DNA fingerprinting, biochemical assays, and skeletal biology.
This book brings together biohistorical case studies for the first time, and considers the role of the anthropologist in writing the historical narratives surrounding the deceased. Contributors theorize biohistory with respect to the sociology of the body, examining the ethical implications of biohistorical work and the diversity of social theoretical perspectives that researchers' work may relate to.
The volume defines scales of biohistorical engagement, providing readers with a critical sense of scale and the different paths to "historical notoriety" that can emerge with respect to human remains.

Caractéristiques

  • Date de parution
    05/01/2017
  • Editeur
  • Collection
    Studies in Biological and Evol
  • ISBN
    978-1-107-07354-8
  • EAN
    9781107073548
  • Format
    Grand Format
  • Présentation
    Relié
  • Nb. de pages
    338 pages
  • Poids
    0.835 Kg
  • Dimensions
    17,7 cm × 25,3 cm × 2,0 cm

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À propos des auteurs

Christopher M. Stojanowski is Professor of Anthropology at Arizona State University. His bioarchaeological work focuses on dental anthropology, the colonial southeastern USA and early and middle Holocene North Africa and North America. William N. Duncan is Associate Professor of Anthropology at East Tennessee State University. His research focuses on Mesoamerican cultures and dental anthropology.

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