Human Mitochondrial DNA and the Evolution of Homo
sapiens
Edited by Hans-Jürgen Bandelt, Martin Richards and Vincent Macaulay
Mitochondrial DNA is one of the most explored genetic systems because of what it can tell us
about the human past. This volume takes a unique perspective, presenting the ....
271 pages | 31 illus., 1 in colour |
Springer
Hbk | 2006 | 3540317880 | #159587A |
£84.50
Human Origins and Environmental Backgrounds
Edited by H Ishida et al
Advances in fossil studies relating to the origin of Homo sapiens have strengthened the
hypothesis that our direct ancestors originated on the African continent. Most ....
270 pages | 83 illus | Springer
Hbk | 2006 | 0387296387 | #157843A |
£92.50
The Last Human
A Guide to Twenty Species of Extinct Humans
Esteban Sarmiento and Ian Tattersall
This book tells the story of human evolution, the epic of Homo sapiens and its colorful
precursors and relatives. The story begins in Africa, six to seven million ....
256 pages | 40 colour illus., 20 maps |
Yale UP
Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0300100477 |
#160685A |
£25.00
Men
Evolutionary and Life History
Richard G Bribiescas
Males account for roughly 50 percent of the global population, but in America and other places,
they account for over 85 percent of violent crime. A graph of relative risk of ....
320 pages | 2 halftones, 5 line
illustrations | Harvard UP
Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 0674022939 |
#160704A |
£18.95
Mismatch
Why our world no longer fits our bodies
Peter Gluckman and Mark Hanson
Our bodies and body processes evolved to allow our ancestors the best chance of survival as
hunter-gatherers in the Savannah. Our brains, on the other hand, have evolved ....
288 pages | B&W halftones and line
drawings | OUP
Hbk | 2006 | 0192806831 | #160409A |
£16.99
Nature via Nurture
Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human
Matt Ridley
The nature-nurture debate was re-ignited when in February 2001 it was announced that the
genome contains only 30,000 genes instead of the 100,000 originally expected. This ....
328 pages | B/w photo | Fourth Estate
Pbk | 2004 | 1841157465 | #143987A |
£8.99
Neanderthals Revisited
New Approaches and Perspectives
Edited by Katerina Harvati and Terry Harrison
Recent years have witnessed exciting and important scientific breakthroughs in the study of
Neanderthals and their place in human evolution which have transformed our ....
315 pages | 72 illus | Springer
Hbk | NYP 11/2006 | 1402051204 |
#162004A |
£73.00
Not by Genes Alone
How Culture Transformed Human Evolution
Peter J and Boyd, Robert Richerson
Now available in paperback. ....
332 pages | 8 b/w illus | Chicago UP
Hbk | 2004 | 0226712842 | #148881A |
£19.00
Pbk | 2006 | 0226712125 | #157515A |
£13.00
Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology
Edited by Robin Dunbar and Louise Barrett
A comprehensive overview of the latest developments in this fast-growing area of research.
With contributions from over fifty experts in the field, the range and depth ....
576 pages | 46 figures | OUP
Hbk | NYP 03/2007 | 0198568304 |
#162156A |
£49.95
People and Nature
An Introduction to Human Ecological Relations
Emilio Moran
This book provides a lively and thoughtful introduction to ecological anthropology by examining
the evolving relations between human communities and nature. ....
218 pages | b/w photos | Blackwell
Hbk | 2006 | 1405105712 | #155080A |
£50.00
Pbk | 2006 | 1405105720 | #155081A |
£17.99
Primate and Human Evolution
Susan Cachel
Primate and Human Evolution provides a synthesis of the evolution and adaptive significance of
human anatomical, physiological and behavioral traits. Using ....
346 pages | 22 line diagrams 58 half-
tones 8 tables | CUP
Hbk | 2006 | 0521829429 | #156151A |
£70.00
Primates and Philosophers
How Morality Evolved
Frans De Waal
In this provocative book, primatologist Frans de Waal argues that modern-day evolutionary
biology takes far too dim a view of the natural world, emphasizing our ....
232 pages | 9 halftones, 3 tables |
Princeton UP
Hbk | 2006 | 0691124477 | #160384A |
£14.95
The Primordial Emotions
The dawning of consciousness
Derek Denton
To understand what is happening in the brain in the moment you decide, at will, to summon to
consciousness a passage of Mozart's music, or decide to take a deep breath, is ....
224 pages | 17 figures, 3 black & white
photos, 13 colour photos | OUP
Hbk | 2006 | 0199203148 | #158337A |
£29.95
Research Methods in Anthropology
Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches
H Russell Bernard
Research Methods in Anthropology is the standard textbook for methods classes in
anthropology programs. Over the past dozen years, it has launched tens of thousands of ....
824 pages | AltaMira Press
Hbk | 2006 | 0759108684 | #159601A |
£65.00
Pbk | 2006 | 0759108692 | #159669A |
£36.00
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