Human Population Dynamics: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives: 14 (Biosocial Society Symposium Series, Series Number 14) - Hardcover

Edited By Helen Macbeth , Paul Collinson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521808650 ISBN 13: 9780521808651

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

In human populations, biological, social, spatial, ecological and economic aspects of existence are inextricably linked, demanding a holistic approach to their study. Many undergraduate and postgraduate courses now emphasise the value of studying human populations using theoretical frameworks and methodologies from different traditional disciplines. Human Population Dynamics introduces such frameworks and methodologies whilst demonstrating how changes in human population structure can be addressed from several different academic perspectives. As such, the book contains contributions from world-renowned researchers in demography, social and biological anthropology, genetics, biology, sociology, ecology, history and human geography. In particular, the contributors emphasise the lability of many population structures and boundaries, as viewed from their area of expertise. This text is aimed at undergraduate students, graduates and academic researchers from any academic discipline which considers human populations.

About this title

About the Author

Helen Macbeth is an Honorary Research Fellow and retired Principal Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Oxford Brookes University.

Paul Collinson is an Honorary Research Fellow and former Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Oxford Brookes University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521808650
• ISBN 13: 9780521808651
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 242
• Editor: Helen Macbeth, Paul Collinson