Globalizing the Prehistory of Japan: Language, Genes and Civilisation

ISBN-13: 9780415542074 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 214 str.

Ann Kumar

Opis

This innovative work uses new evidence to challenge previously-held views on the prehistory and origins of Japanese society and identity. The changes in society in Japan between the Jomon and Yayoi cultures were unique, going far beyond those of the so-called Neolithic Revolution in other parts of the world.

Recenzje

'This book succeeds in forcing us to reconsider the possible long-distance
influences on early Japan as well as overturning the assumption that Java was always a
cultural recipient, whether of Austronesians or Indianization, and it constitutes a strong
case for more systematic Metal-Age archaeology on Java and its surrounding islands.'        - DORIAN Q. FULLER University College London.

Spis treści

1. Myths and Mental Space  2. The Prehistories of Japan and Indonesia  3. The Evidence of the Rice  4. The Evidence of the Teeth and Skulls  5. DNA, Ancient and Modern  6. The Evidence of Language: the Words that Tell the Story  7. Royal Rice Rituals and the Cultivated Prince Conclusion

O autorze

Ann Kumar is Professor in the Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University, and former Vice-President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.