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Human Identity and Identification
Rebecca Gowland
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Description for Human Identity and Identification
hardcover. This book offers an overview of human identity and identification, examining the whole body by integrating biological and social sciences and theories. Num Pages: 233 pages, 9 b/w illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAK; PSX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 620.
Few things are as interesting to us as our own bodies and, by extension, our own identities. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the relationship between the body, environment and society. Reflecting upon these developments, this book examines the role of the body in human identification, in the forging of identities, and the ways in which it embodies our social worlds. The approach is integrative, taking a uniquely biological perspective and reflecting on current discourse in the social sciences. With particular reference to bioarchaeology and forensic science, the authors focus on the construction and categorisation of ... Read more
Few things are as interesting to us as our own bodies and, by extension, our own identities. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the relationship between the body, environment and society. Reflecting upon these developments, this book examines the role of the body in human identification, in the forging of identities, and the ways in which it embodies our social worlds. The approach is integrative, taking a uniquely biological perspective and reflecting on current discourse in the social sciences. With particular reference to bioarchaeology and forensic science, the authors focus on the construction and categorisation of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
Number of Pages
233
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521885911
SKU
V9780521885911
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Ref
99-16
About Rebecca Gowland
Rebecca Gowland is a Lecturer in Human Bioarchaeology in the Department of Archaeology at Durham University. Her current research interests lie in health and demography of the past, skeletal ageing and age as an aspect of social identity, social perceptions, care and treatment of the physically impaired in the past, and the interrelationship between the physical body and social identity. ... Read more
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