Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 599.9 EAN: 9780131828926 ISBN: 0131828924 Label: Prentice Hall Manufacturer: Prentice Hall Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 624 Publication Date: March 04, 2005 Publisher: Prentice Hall Sales Rank: 8327 Studio: Prentice Hall
The only book that integrates the foundations and the most current innovations in the field from the ground up. Over the past twenty years, this field has rapidly evolved from the study of physical anthropology into biological anthropology, incorporating the evolutionary biology of humankind based on information from the fossil record and the human skeleton, genetics of individuals and of populations, our primate relatives, human adaptation, and human behavior . Stanford combines the most up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of the foundations of the field with the modern innovations and discoveries.
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Although published as a textbook for university students, this volume is an excellent read for anybody wishing to understand the course of evolution. The authors have assembled a wealth of material, organised it in an effective manner and presented it with outstanding prose skill. Lead author Craig Stanford, whose books on primate behaviour are well-known, is joined by neurologist and geneticist John Allen and anthropologist Susan Anton. The trio brings many years of experience to the task of ... Read More
