A companion to biological anthropology
- 種類:
- 電子ブック
- 責任表示:
- edited by Clark Spencer Larsen
- 出版情報:
- 2010
- 著者名:
- シリーズ名:
- Blackwell companions to anthropology ;
- ISBN:
- 9781444320039 [1444320033]
- 注記:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I -- History -- Chapter 1 -- History of Biological Anthropology -- Part II -- The Present and the Living -- Chapter 2 -- Evolution: What It Means and How We Know -- Chapter 3 -- Systematics, Taxonomy, and Phylogenetics: Ordering Life, Past and Present -- Chapter 4 -- The Study of Human Population Genetics -- Chapter 5 -- Human Molecular Genetics: The DNA Revolution and Variation -- Chapter 6 -- Deconstructing Race: Racial Thinking, Geographic Variation, and Implications for Biological Anthropology -- Chapter 7 -- Growth, Development, Senescence, and Aging: A Life History Perspective -- Chapter 8 -- Climate-Related Morphological Variation and Physiological Adaptations in Homo sapiens -- Chapter 9 -- Emerging Themes in Anthropology and Epidemiology: Geographic Spread, Evolving Pathogens, and Syndemics -- Chapter 10 -- Demographic
Print version record.
An extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biological anthropology; chapters are written by leading scholars who have themselves played a major role in shaping the direction and scope of the discipline. - Larsen has created a who's who of biological anthropology, with contributions from the leading authorities in the field - Contributing authors have played a major role in shaping the direction and scope of the topics they write about - Offers discussions of current issues, controversies, and future directions within the area - Presents coverage of the many recent innovations and discoveries that are transforming the subject. - ローカル注記:
- 学内専用E-BOOKS (local access only)
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