Cultural Development of Mathematical Ideas: Papua New Guinea Studies (Papua New Guinea Studies)

Autore
Cambridge University Press
Editore
Cambridge University Press
Pubblicazione
20160503
ISBN
9781107685697
Area di registrazione ISBN
Area anglofona (ISBN 978-1)

Descrizione

Through an ethnographic study of a Papua New Guinea cultural group, Geoffrey Saxe traces the emergence of numerical representations and ideas as people participate in collective practices of daily life. His findings will be useful for understanding shifting representational forms and emerging cognitive functions in any human community.