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The First Immigrants from Asia

A Population History of the North American Indians

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
  2. Some Observations

    1. Some Observations

      • A. J. Jaffe
      Pages 1-14
  3. The First Arrivals

    1. Front Matter

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

      • A. J. Jaffe
      Pages 17-37
    3. Growth and Dispersion in the New World

      • A. J. Jaffe
      Pages 39-53
    4. Length of Life: Short and Not So Merry

      • A. J. Jaffe
      Pages 55-66
    5. Glimpses of Ancestral Family Life

      • A. J. Jaffe
      Pages 67-78
  4. What Columbus Had Wrought: The Period from 1492 to the 1980s

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
    2. How Many?

      • A. J. Jaffe
      Pages 103-128
    3. From Exile to Convergence

      • A. J. Jaffe
      Pages 129-150
    4. The Vital Numbers: Births and Deaths

      • A. J. Jaffe
      Pages 151-168
    5. The Mixing of the Genes: Intermarriage

      • A. J. Jaffe
      Pages 169-186
    6. Schooling and the Hubris of the Settlers

      • A. J. Jaffe
      Pages 187-206
    7. What Is Your Occupation?

      • A. J. Jaffe
      Pages 207-223
    8. Summary and Reflections

      • A. J. Jaffe
      Pages 225-233
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 235-333

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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