The accompanying DVD provides some glimpses of the practice of music in a variety of cultures and illustrates ways of listening to the human voice that reveal i

An examination of our language instinct. Steven Mithen draws on a huge range of sources, from neurological case studies, through child psychology and the commun

Language, more than anything else, is what makes us human. It appears that no communication system of equivalent power exists elsewhere in the animal kingdom. A

What is the origin of music? In the last few decades this centuries-old puzzle has been reinvigorated by new archaeological evidence and developments in the fie

Music is central to human cultural and intellectual experience. It is vitally important for the welfare of human society and - this book argues - should become