Prehistory of home, the
Auteur :
Moore, Jerry D.
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520272217
Date de publication :
18 avr. 2012
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
544 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Many animals build shelters, but only humans build homes. This title recounts the cultural development of the human imperative to maintain domestic dwellings. It shows how our houses allow us to physically adapt to the environment and conceptually order the cosmos, and explains how we fabricate dwellings and, in the process, construct our lives.