Bioarchaeology of Climate Change and Violence Ethical Considerations /

• Main Authors: Harrod, Ryan P. (Author), Martin, Debra L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Anthropology,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Climate change.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; Social Sciences.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.

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, di...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: The Bioarchaeology of Climate Change and Violence: 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.