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Genes, Culture, and Human Evolution : a Synthesis by Linda Stone, Paul F. Lurquin is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><i>Genes, Culture, and Human Evolution: A Synthesis</i>is a textbook on human evolution that offers students a unique combination of cultural anthropology and genetics.<br> </p> <ul> <li>Written by two geneticists—-including a world-renowned scientist and founder of the Human Genome Diversity Project—-and a socio-cultural anthropologist.</li> <li>Based on recent findings in genetics and anthropology that indicate the analysis of human culture and evolution demands an integration of these fields of study.</li> <li>Focuses on evolution—-or, rather, co-evolution—-viewed from the standpoint of genes and culture, and their inescapable interactions.</li> <li>Unifies cultural and genetic concepts rather than rehashing nonempirical sociobiological musings.</li> <li>Demonstrates that empirical genetic evidence, based on modern DNA analysis and population studies, provides an excellent foundation for understanding human cultural diversity.</li> </ul>

Who reads Genes, Culture, and Human Evolution : a Synthesis?

Author

Linda Stone, Paul F. Lurquin

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781405150897

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Anthropology, Medical