{"product_id":"oxford-handbook-of-human-symbolic-nathalie-gontier-9780198813781","title":"Oxford Handbook of Human Symbolic Evolution","description":"The biological and neurological capacity to symbolize, and the products of behavioral, cognitive, sociocultural, linguistic, and technological uses of symbols (symbolism), are fundamental to every aspect of human life. \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Human Symbolic Evolution\u003c\/em\u003e explores the origins of our characteristically human abilities - our ability to speak, create images, play music, and read and write. The book investigates how symbolization evolved in human evolution and how symbolism is expressed across the various areas of human life. The field is intrinsically interdisciplinary - considering findings from fossil studies, scientific research from primatology, developmental psychology, and of course linguistics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by world leading experts, thirty-eight topical chapters are grouped into six thematic parts that respectively focus on epistemological, psychological, anthropological, ethological, linguistic, and social-technological aspects of human symbolic evolution. The handbook presents an in-depth but comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the of the state of the art in the science of human symbolic evolution. This work will be of interest to academics and students active in all fields contributing to the study of human evolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nathalie Gontier, Andy Lock, Chris Sinha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198813783\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198813781\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.60w x 2.80d","brand":"Nathalie Gontier","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44829744759039,"sku":"9780198813781","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79e47fcc-57e1-4d84-9c02-e379fa9dffe4.jpg?v=1708451534","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oxford-handbook-of-human-symbolic-nathalie-gontier-9780198813781","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}