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The singing Neanderthals : the origins of music, language, mind, and body / Steven Mithen.
Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007, c2006.Edition: 1st Harvard University Press pbk. edDescription: ix, 374 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 9780674025592 (pbk.) :
- 0674025598 (pbk.) :
- 9780674021921
- 0674021924
- ML3800 .M73 2007
Contents:
The mystery of music : the need for an evolutionary history of music -- pt. 1: The present. More than cheesecake? : the similarities and differences between music and language -- Music without language : the brain, aphasia, and musical savants -- Language without music : acquired and congenital amusia -- The modularity of music and language : music processing within the brain -- Talking and singing to baby : brain maturation, language learning, and perfect pitch -- Music hath charms and can heal : music, emotion, medicine, and intelligence -- pt. 2: The past. Grunts, barks, and gestures : communication by monkeys and apes -- Songs on the savannah : the origin of "hmmmm" communication -- Getting into rhythm : the evolution of bipedalism and dance -- Imitating nature : communication about the natural world -- Singing for sex : Is music a product of sexual selection? -- The demands of parenthood : human life history and emotional development -- Making music together : the significance of cooperation and social bonding -- Neanderthals in love : "hmmmmm" communication by Homo neanderthalensis -- The origin of language : the origin of Homo sapiens and the segmentation of "hmmmmm" -- A mystery explained, but not diminished : modern human dispersal, communicating with the gods, and the remnants of "hmmmmm."
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | ML 3800 .M73 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5084455 |
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| ML 3798 .C85 2012 The cultural study of music : a critical introduction / | ML 3799 .E83 1991 Ethnomusicology and modern music history / | ML 3800 .E87 2005 Sound ideas : music, machines, and experience / | ML 3800 .M73 2007 The singing Neanderthals : the origins of music, language, mind, and body / | ML 3805 How music works : the science and psychology of beautiful sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and beyond / | ML 3830 .J68 1998 Music, the brain, and ecstasy : how music captures our imagination / | ML 3830 .M965 2001 Music and emotion : theory and research / |
"First published in 2005 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Ltd, London"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-360) and index.
The mystery of music : the need for an evolutionary history of music -- pt. 1: The present. More than cheesecake? : the similarities and differences between music and language -- Music without language : the brain, aphasia, and musical savants -- Language without music : acquired and congenital amusia -- The modularity of music and language : music processing within the brain -- Talking and singing to baby : brain maturation, language learning, and perfect pitch -- Music hath charms and can heal : music, emotion, medicine, and intelligence -- pt. 2: The past. Grunts, barks, and gestures : communication by monkeys and apes -- Songs on the savannah : the origin of "hmmmm" communication -- Getting into rhythm : the evolution of bipedalism and dance -- Imitating nature : communication about the natural world -- Singing for sex : Is music a product of sexual selection? -- The demands of parenthood : human life history and emotional development -- Making music together : the significance of cooperation and social bonding -- Neanderthals in love : "hmmmmm" communication by Homo neanderthalensis -- The origin of language : the origin of Homo sapiens and the segmentation of "hmmmmm" -- A mystery explained, but not diminished : modern human dispersal, communicating with the gods, and the remnants of "hmmmmm."
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