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 Migration History in World History: Multidisciplinary Approaches

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-ix)   (98K)
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    • Contents
    • Foreword
    • About The Authors
  • Migration History: Multidisciplinary Approaches (1-35) by Jan Lucassen, Leo Lucassen and Patrick Manning   (215K)
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    • Why Do Migration Studies Matter?
    • Why Does Global Migration Matter For History Writing?
    • The State Of The Art
    • Disciplinary Approaches To Migration
    • Contributions Made By This Volume’s Chapters
    • What Can Migration Historians Do With These New Insights?
  • Population Genetics And The Migration Of Modern Humans (Homo Sapiens) (36-56) by Peter De Knijff   (2M)
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    • Introduction
    • Gene Trees In A Geospatial Context: An Example At The Global Scale
    • The Global Use Of Y Chromosome Polymorphisms: Theory
    • The Global Use Of Y Chromosome Polymorphisms: Real Data
    • Gene Trees In A Geospatial Context: An Example At The Micro-Geographic Scale
    • The Global Variation In Autosomal [Non-Sex] Gene Frequencies
    • The Genetic Analysis Of Recently Admixed Populations
    • In Conclusion
  • A Brief Introduction To A Geochemical Method Used In Assessing Migration In Biological Anthropology (57-72) by Shomarka Keita   (83K)
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    • Introduction
    • Migration: Brief Overview
    • Human Tissue Biology
    • Chemistry Of The Environment
    • Scenarios
    • Cases From The Literature
    • Conclusion
  • Prehistoric Migration And Colonisation Processes In Oceania: A View From Historical Linguistics And Archaeology (73-110) by Andrew Pawley   (756K)
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    • Introduction
    • Geographic And Climatic Factors Affecting The Movements Of People
    • The Archaeological Record For Near Oceania: 50,000–3500 Bp
    • Europe Discovers The Austronesian Language Family
    • The Discovery Of The ‘Papuan’ Languages’ Of Near Oceania
    • The Austronesian Colonisation Of Oceania
    • A Note On The Biological Histories Of The Peoplesof Oceania
  • Linguistic Testimony And Migration Histories (111-152) by Christopher Ehret   (2M)
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    • Language And Migration
    • The Expansion Of Languages And Their Speakers: Classicalmethods Of Inference
    • The Numic Migrations
    • The Bantu “Expansion”
    • The Demography And Social History Of Population Movements: Word Borrowing Testimonies
    • Intrusive Enclave Settlement: Early Semitic Speakers In The Horn Of Africa
    • Mapping Long-Distance Migration From Loanwords: The Malagasy Case
    • Gendered Migration
    • Word Borrowing As A Register Of Long-Term Demic Encounter
    • Prospects And Scope
  • The Archaeo-Linguistics Of Migration (153-186) by Patrick Mcconvell   (920K)
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    • Introduction
    • Migration In Archaeology
    • Migration In Linguistics
    • Language Spread
    • North American Language Spreads Which Are Largely Upstream (Migrations)
    • Convergence In Upstream Spread
    • Conclusions
  • Ancient Immigrants: Archaeology And Maritime Migrations (187-212) by Jon M. Erlandson   (717K)
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    • Introduction
    • Migration Studies In Archaeology
    • The Antiquity Of Boats, Seafaring, And Maritime Migrations
    • Anatomically Modern Humans, Coastal Adaptations, And Early Seafaring
    • From Sunda To Sahul: Seafaring And The Settlement Of Greater Australia
    • Summary And Conclusions
  • The Family Factor In Migration Decisions (213-248) by Jan Kok   (264K)
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    • Introduction
    • Family Systems And Migration Systems
    • Household Strategies Of Migration
    • Family Ties And Family Networks
    • Discussion
  • References (249-274)   (139K)
  • Index On Names Of Authors (275-276)   (30K)
  • Geographical And Languages Index (277-282)   (56K)
  • Subject Index (283-287)   (52K)