Reflections of Our Past
Westview Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8133-4946-6 (ISBN)
Where did modern humans come from and how important are the biological differences among us? Are we descended from Neandertals? How should we understand the connections between genetic ancestry, race, and identity? Were Native Americans the first to inhabit the Americas? Can we see evidence of the Viking invasions of Ireland a millennium ago even in the Irish of today? Through engaging examination of issues such as these, and using non-technical language, Reflections of Our Past shows how anthropologists use genetic information to suggest answers to fundamental questions about human history. By looking at genetic variation in the world today and in the past, we can reconstruct the recent and remote events and processes that have created the variation we see, providing a fascinating reflection of our genetic past.
John H. Relethford is Distinguished Teaching Professor, Department of Anthropology, SUNY College at Oneonta, where he has received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has published extensively on human population genetics, biological variation, and the origin of modern humans. Dr. Relethford has served as President, Past-President, Vice President and as a member of the Executive Committee of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. He has also served as Vice President and President of the American Association of Anthropological Genetics. Deborah A. Bolnick, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin and one-time President of the American Association of Anthropological Genetics. She is also affiliated with the Population Research Center and the Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (EEB) graduate program at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of anthropology and genetics. She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on how human genetic variation is shaped by culture, language, history, and geography.
Preface
1. The History in Our Genes
2. The Naked Ape
3. Out of Africa: Our Genetic Legacy
4. The Fate of the Neandertals (and Other Archaeic Humans)
5. The First Inhabitants of the Americas
6. Genetics and the Spead of Agriculture in Europe
7. Voyagers of the Pacific
8. Three Tales from Ireland
9. Admixture and History
10. Ancestory, Identity, and Race
| Erscheinungsdatum | 16.04.2018 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 6 Tables, black and white |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 430 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8133-4946-X / 081334946X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8133-4946-6 / 9780813349466 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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