Bioarchaeology of climate change and violence [electronic resource] : ethical considerations / Ryan P. Harrod, Debra L. Martin.
2014
GF71 .H38 2014eb
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Bioarchaeology of climate change and violence [electronic resource] : ethical considerations / Ryan P. Harrod, Debra L. Martin.
Author
Harrod, Ryan P., author.
ISBN
9781461492399 electronic book
1461492394 electronic book
9781461492382
1461492386
1461492394 electronic book
9781461492382
1461492386
Published
New York Springer, [2014]
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 75 pages) : illustrations
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GF71 .H38 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
577.27
Summary
The goal of this monograph is to emphasize with empirical data the complexity of the relationship between climate change and violence. Bioarchaeology is the integration of human skeletal remains from ancient societies with the cultural and environmental context. Information on mortality, disease, diet and other factors provide important data to examine long chronologies of human existence, particularly during periods of droughts and life-threatening climate changes. Case studies are used to reconstruct the responses and short and long-term adaptations made by groups before, during and after dramatic changes in weather and climate. Interpersonal and group violence is also analyzed. The authors find that while in some cases there is an increase in trauma and violence, in other cases there is not. Human groups are capable of avoiding violent altercations and increasing broad networks of cooperation that help to mitigate the effects of climate change. A case study from the U.S. Southwest is provided that shows the variable and surprising ways that ancient farmers in the past dealt with long term droughts.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Martin, Debra L., author.
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SpringerBriefs in anthropology. Springerbriefs in anthropology and ethics.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Bioarchaeology of Climate Change andViolence: A Temporal and Cross-Cultural Approach
Chapter 2: The Science of Climate Change
Chapter 3: Culture and Resilience
Chapter 4: Climate Change, Social Control and Violence in the U.S. Southwest
Chapter 5: Beyond the Southwest: Is there a Relationship between Climate and Violence?
Chapter 6: A Bioarchaeological Model of Climate Change and Violence.
Chapter 2: The Science of Climate Change
Chapter 3: Culture and Resilience
Chapter 4: Climate Change, Social Control and Violence in the U.S. Southwest
Chapter 5: Beyond the Southwest: Is there a Relationship between Climate and Violence?
Chapter 6: A Bioarchaeological Model of Climate Change and Violence.