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The Singing Neanderthals

The Origins of Music, Language, Mind, and Body

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PAPERBACK

$27.00 • £23.95 • €24.95

ISBN 9780674025592

Publication Date: 10/31/2007

* Academic Trade

384 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

19 halftones

United States and its dependencies only

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Steven Mithen is Professor of Early Prehistory and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Reading.

Awards & Accolades

  • A 2008 Granta Book of the Year
  • 2007 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award, Concert Music Books Category, American Society of Composers, Authors, & Publishers

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