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Methods for Human History

Studying Social, Cultural, and Biological Evolution

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Authors:
  1. Patrick Manning

    1. World History Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

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  • Provides a concise review of the numerous methods used in the study of human evolution

  • Details the history of development and interaction of these methods of study, showing the path by which multi-disciplinary analysis has grown

  • Serves as an introduction to exploring evolutionary studies with suggestions for further reading on each on of the principle methods, field by field

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Patrick Manning
    Pages 1-19

  3. Methods for Human History

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. Human Evolution: Biological, Cultural, and Social

      • Patrick Manning
      Pages 23-32

    3. Physical Science and Biological Coevolution

      • Patrick Manning
      Pages 33-39

    4. Systems and Information Science

      • Patrick Manning
      Pages 41-52

    5. Behavior of Individuals, Groups, and Networks

      • Patrick Manning
      Pages 53-62

    6. Study of Human Institutions

      • Patrick Manning
      Pages 63-74

    7. Emotions and Human Nature

      • Patrick Manning
      Pages 75-80

  4. Disciplines and Theories

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. Disciplines and Their Evolution

      • Patrick Manning
      Pages 83-90

    3. Natural Selection in an Imperial Era, 1850–1945

      • Patrick Manning
      Pages 91-108

    4. DNA in a Progressive Era, 1945–1980

      • Patrick Manning
      Pages 109-130

    5. Ecology and Society in a Neoliberal Era, 1980–2010

      • Patrick Manning
      Pages 131-155

    6. Cross-Disciplinary Analysis in Global Tension, 2010–2020

      • Patrick Manning
      Pages 157-172

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 173-199
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About this book

This book presents a concise yet comprehensive survey of methods used in the expanding studies of human evolution, paying particular attention to new work on social evolution. The first part of the book presents principal methods for the study of biological, cultural, and social evolution, plus migration, group behavior, institutions, politics, and environment. The second part provides a chronological and analytical account of the development of these methods from 1850 to the present, showing how multidisciplinary rose to link physical, biological, ecological, and social sciences. The work is especially relevant for readers in history and social sciences but will be of interest to readers in biological and ecological fields who are interested in exploring a wide range of evolutionary studies. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • World History Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

    Patrick Manning

About the author

Patrick Manning is Andrew W. Mellon Professor of World History, Emeritus, at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was the founding director of the World History Center from 2008 to 2015. Mannnign served as president of the American Historical Association from 2016-2017, and is currently the president of the World History Network. He has authored and edited over  fifteen books, including the forthcoming title A History of Humanity (2020).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Methods for Human History

  • Book Subtitle: Studying Social, Cultural, and Biological Evolution

  • Authors: Patrick Manning

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53882-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-53881-1Published: 29 September 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-53882-8Published: 28 September 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 199

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: History, general, Historiography and Method, History of Science, Developmental Psychology, Evolutionary Biology

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