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The Anthropology of Extinction: Essays on Culture and Species Death

Edited by Genese Marie Sodikoff, Contributions by Peter Whiteley, Contributions by Jill Constantino, Contributions by Bernard C. Perley, Contributions by Tracey Heatherington, Contributions by Laurie R. Godfrey, Contributions by Emilienne Rasoazanabary, Contributions by Paul B. Garrett, Contributions by Gregory Forth, Contributions by Michael Hathaway

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We live in an era marked by an accelerating rate of species death, but since the early days of the discipline, anthropology has contemplated the death of languages, cultural groups, and ways of life. The essays in this collection examine processes ofâ€”and our understanding ofâ€”extinction across various domains. The contributors argue that extinction events can be catalysts for new cultural, social, environmental, and technological developmentsâ€”that extinction processes can, paradoxically, be productive as well as destructive. The essays consider a number of widely publicized cases: island species in the GalÃ¡pagos and Madagascar; the death of Native American languages; ethnic minorities under pressure to assimilate in China; cloning as a form of species regeneration; and the tiny hominid Homo floresiensis fossils (""hobbits"") recently identified in Indonesia. The Anthropology of Extinction offers compelling explorations of issues of widespread concern.