People of the Earth: Introduction to World Prehistory - Softcover

Fagan, Brian M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0673523942 ISBN 13: 9780673523945

Publisher: Longman, 1995

Synopsis

The story of human history throughout the world is told in this book, from the origins of humankind to the beginnings of literate civilizations. Fagan does not favour any specific theoretical position. This eighth edition includes recent developments and emerging topics such as cultural complexity among hunter-gatherers and the origins of agriculture. Also featured in this edition are new chapter-opening anecdotes, chapter summaries, redesigned chronological tables, and illustrations.

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About the Author

Brian Fagan is one of the leading archaeological writers in the world and an internationally recognized authority on world prehistory. He studied archaeology and anthropology at Pembroke College, Cambridge University, and then spent seven years in sub-Saharan Africa working in museums and in monument conservation and excavating early farming sites in Zambia and East Africa. He was one of the pioneers of multidisciplinary African history in the 1960s. Since 1967, he has been Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he has specialized in lecturing and writing about archaeology to wide audiences.

Professor Fagan has written six best-selling textbooks:

Ancient Lives: An Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory; In the Beginning Archaeology: A Brief Introduction; World Prehistory; Ancient Civilizations (with Chris Scarre); and this volume―all published by Prentice Hall―which are used around the world. His general books include The Rape of the Nile, a classic history of Egyptology; The Adventure of Archaeology; Time Detectives; Ancient North America; The Little Ice Age; and Before California: An Archaeologist Looks at Our Earliest Inhabitants. He was also General Editor of the Oxford Companion to Archaeology. In addition, he has published several scholarly monographs on African archaeology and numerous specialized articles in national and international journals. He is also an expert on multimedia teaching and the recipient of the Society for American Archaeology's first Public Education Award for his indefatigable efforts on behalf of archaeology and education.

Brian Fagan's other interests include bicycling, sailing, kayaking, and good food. He is married and lives in Santa Barbara with his wife and daughter, four cats (who supervise his writing), and last but not least, a minimum of four rabbits.

Edition details

• Publisher: Longman
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0673523942
• ISBN 13: 9780673523945
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 576