Book Reviews: By time period: Prehistoric

The Backbone of History: Health and Nutrition in the Western Hemisphere
by Richard H. Steckel and Jerome C. Rose (editors)
reviewed by William J. Collins on May 13, 2003
  • Geographic area: Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5), North America (7)
  • Time period: General or Comparative (0), Prehistoric (1), Ancient (2), Medieval (3), 16th Century (4), 17th Century (5), 18th Century (6), 19th Century (7), 20th Century: Pre WWII (8)
  • Subject: Historical Demography, including Migration (J), Living Standards, Anthropometric History, Economic Anthropology (U)
Bronze Age Economics: The First Political Economies
by Timothy Earle
reviewed by Michael W. Graves on June 5, 2003
  • Geographic area: Europe (4), Latin America, incl. Mexico and the Caribbean (5), North America (7)
  • Time period: General or Comparative (0), Prehistoric (1), 16th Century (4), 19th Century (7)
  • Subject: Economywide Country Studies and Comparative History (F), Living Standards, Anthropometric History, Economic Anthropology (U), Social and Cultural History, including Race, Ethnicity and Gender (X)
The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life
by Paul Seabright
reviewed by Haim Ofek on January 29, 2007
  • Geographic area:
  • Time period: Prehistoric (1), 20th Century: WWII and post-WWII (9)
  • Subject: Government, Law and Regulation, Public Finance (I), Living Standards, Anthropometric History, Economic Anthropology (U), Markets and Institutions (W)
Second Nature: Economic Origins of Human Evolution
by Haim Ofek
reviewed by João Ricardo Faria on May 30, 2002
  • Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0)
  • Time period: Prehistoric (1)
  • Subject: Living Standards, Anthropometric History, Economic Anthropology (U)
Sexual Revolutions: Gender and Labor at the Dawn of Agriculture
by Jane Peterson
reviewed by Richard H. Steckel on June 24, 2003
  • Geographic area: Middle East (6)
  • Time period: Prehistoric (1)
  • Subject: Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extractive Industries (A), Living Standards, Anthropometric History, Economic Anthropology (U)
This Is A Test
by Thomas Whaples
reviewed by No Body on March 21, 2007
  • Geographic area: General, International, or Comparative (0), Africa (1), Asia (2)
  • Time period: General or Comparative (0), Prehistoric (1), Ancient (2)
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