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The First Immigrants from Asia

A Population History of the North American Indians

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  • © 1992

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Authors:
  1. A. J. Jaffe

    1. Columbia University, New York, USA
      National Museum of the American Indian, New York, USA

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Some Observations

    1. Some Observations

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      Pages 1-14

  3. The First Arrivals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Origins and Entry into the New World

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      Pages 17-37

    3. Growth and Dispersion in the New World

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      Pages 39-53

    4. Length of Life: Short and Not So Merry

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      Pages 55-66

    5. Glimpses of Ancestral Family Life

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      Pages 67-78

    6. Following the Food Trail, or What’s for Dinner?

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      Pages 79-99

  4. What Columbus Had Wrought: The Period from 1492 to the 1980s

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. How Many?

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      Pages 103-128

    3. From Exile to Convergence

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      Pages 129-150

    4. The Vital Numbers: Births and Deaths

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      Pages 151-168

    5. The Mixing of the Genes: Intermarriage

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      Pages 169-186

    6. Schooling and the Hubris of the Settlers

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      Pages 187-206

    7. What Is Your Occupation?

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      Pages 207-223

    8. Summary and Reflections

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      Pages 225-233

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 235-333
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Columbia University, New York, USA

    A. J. Jaffe

  • National Museum of the American Indian, New York, USA

    A. J. Jaffe

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The First Immigrants from Asia

  • Book Subtitle: A Population History of the North American Indians

  • Authors: A. J. Jaffe

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-27570-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1992

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-43952-0Due: 31 August 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-6988-3Published: 19 December 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-585-27570-3Published: 31 August 1992

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 333

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Archaeology, Population Economics

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