{"product_id":"understanding-cultural-transmission-in-anthropology-a-critical-synthesis-9781782380719","title":"Understanding Cultural Transmission in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThe concept of \"cultural transmission\" is central to much contemporary anthropological theory, since successful human reproduction through social systems is essential for effective survival and for enhancing the adaptiveness of individual humans and local populations. Yet, what is understood by the phrase and how it might best be studied is highly contested. This book brings together contributions that reflect the current diversity of approaches - from the fields of biology, primatology, palaeoanthropology, psychology, social anthropology, ethnobiology, and archaeology - to examine social and cultural transmission from a range of perspectives and at different scales of generalization. The comprehensive introduction explores some of the problems and connections. Overall, the book provides a timely synthesis of current accounts of cultural transmission in relation to cognitive process, practical action, and local socio-ecological context, while linking these with explanations of longer-term evolutionary trajectories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003ci\u003eThis is an important contribution to the study of human knowledge and cultural transmission, and it squarely addresses contemporary concerns to cultivate a cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas and methods…The chapters are of high academic standard, well written and accessible to the interested reader who does not (and is unlikely to) possess expertise in each of the fields represented\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e  ·  Trevor H.J. Marchand\u003c\/b\u003e, SOAS, University of London\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003ci\u003eThe editors have assembled an excellent slate of authors.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike O’Brien\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Missouri\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Tables\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface\u003cbr\u003e \tList of Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRoy Ellen and Michael Fischer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eWhat Animals Other Than Primates can tell us about Cultural Transmission\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKevin Laland, Alice Cowie and Tom Morgan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultural Transmission in Non-human Primates: Definitions and Evidence\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eTatyana Humle and Nicholas Newton-Fisher\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eCultural Transmission Theory and fossil Hominin Behaviour: A Discussion of Epistemological and Methodological Strengths\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eStephen Lycett \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Studying Cultural Transmission Within an Interdisciplinary Cultural Evolutionary Framework\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAlex Mesoudi \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Do Transmission Isolation Mechanisms (TRIMS) Influence Cultural Evolution? Evidence from Patterns of Textile Diversity Within and Between Iranian Cultural\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJamshid Tehrani and Mark Collard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eCo-evolution Between Bentwood Box Traditions and Languages on the Pacific Northwest Coast\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSean O'Neill \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Transmission of Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Skills Among Tsimane’ in the Bolivian Amazon\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eViki Reyes-Garcia and TAPS Bolivian Study Team \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eProcessual Perspectives on Traditional Knowledge: Continuity, Erosion, Transformation, Innovation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eStanford Zent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Transmission of Basketry-making Knowledge in East Kalimantan\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRajindra Puri \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eOn the Transmission of Gardening Knowledge: Innovation and Consensus in the Planting of Allotment Vegetables\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSimon Platten\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003eThinking Like a Cheese?: An Exploration of the Ecology of Knowledge in Artisan Cheesemaking\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHarry West \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003eLineages of Cultural Transmission\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eStephen Shennan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042210152791,"sku":"9781782380719","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781782380719.jpg?v=1750953459","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-cultural-transmission-in-anthropology-a-critical-synthesis-9781782380719","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}