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Studies in Forensic Biohistory: Anthropological Perspectives
Christo Stojanowski
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Description for Studies in Forensic Biohistory: Anthropological Perspectives
hardcover. Highlights the role of anthropologists in revealing the histories and contemporary social facts that are reflected in dead bodies. Editor(s): Stojanowski, Christopher; Duncan, William. Series: Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology. Num Pages: 350 pages, 76 b/w illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: HDW; JHMP; JKVF1; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 182 x 254 x 21. Weight in Grams: 846.
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 'post-mortem 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 the writing of historical narratives surrounding the deceased. Contributors theorize biohistory with respect to the sociology of the body, examining ... Read more
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 'post-mortem 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 the writing of historical narratives surrounding the deceased. Contributors theorize biohistory with respect to the sociology of the body, examining ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
Condition
New
Weight
845g
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107073548
SKU
V9781107073548
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About Christo Stojanowski
Christopher M. Stojanowski is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Arizona State University. His bioarchaeological work focuses on dental anthropology, the colonial southeastern US, and early and middle Holocene North Africa and North America. William N. Duncan is an Associate Professor in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology at East Tennessee State University. His research focuses on Mesoamerican cultures and dental anthropology. ... Read more
Reviews for Studies in Forensic Biohistory: Anthropological Perspectives
'… stimulating and expertly crafted … this volume is pathbreaking in several respects, not the least of which is its careful and provocative theoretical synthesis between bioarcheology and forensic anthropology. It will for years to come serve as a benchmark for these fields and like-minded biohistorical studies, stimulating further advances in theory building and anthropological problem-solving along with a better ... Read more