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On Deep History and the Brain
Daniel Lord Smail
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Description for On Deep History and the Brain
Paperback. Dissolves the logic of a beginning based on writing, civilization, or historical consciousness and offers a model for a history that escapes the continuing grip of the Judeo-Christian time frame. This book presents a case for bringing neuroscience and neurobiology into the realm of history. Num Pages: 288 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
When does history begin? What characterizes it? This brilliant and beautifully written book dissolves the logic of a beginning based on writing, civilization, or historical consciousness and offers a model for a history that escapes the continuing grip of the Judeo-Christian time frame. Daniel Lord Smail argues that in the wake of the "Decade of the Brain" and the best-selling historical work of scientists like Jared Diamond, the time has come for fundamentally new ways of thinking about our past. He shows how recent work in evolution and paleohistory makes it possible to join the deep past with the recent ... Read more
When does history begin? What characterizes it? This brilliant and beautifully written book dissolves the logic of a beginning based on writing, civilization, or historical consciousness and offers a model for a history that escapes the continuing grip of the Judeo-Christian time frame. Daniel Lord Smail argues that in the wake of the "Decade of the Brain" and the best-selling historical work of scientists like Jared Diamond, the time has come for fundamentally new ways of thinking about our past. He shows how recent work in evolution and paleohistory makes it possible to join the deep past with the recent ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
331 g
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520258129
SKU
V9780520258129
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About Daniel Lord Smail
Daniel Lord Smail is Professor of History at Harvard University. He is the author of Imaginary Cartographies (1999), which won the American Historical Association's Herbert Baxter Adams Prize and the Social Science History Association's President's Award; The Consumption of Justice (2003), which won the Law and Society Association's James Willard Hurst Prize; and co-editor of Fama: The Politics of Talk ... Read more
Reviews for On Deep History and the Brain
"An intelligent disquiet runs through these pages." New York Times Book Review "A creative and compelling synthesis of ideas, Smail's book provides an engaging and invigorating analysis of our history." Science (AAAS) "A provocative thesis... Radically rethinks the relationship between biology and culture."
Steven Mithen London Review Of Books "Relax and enjoy. It's a good read, and it makes ... Read more
Steven Mithen London Review Of Books "Relax and enjoy. It's a good read, and it makes ... Read more