Description
| Product ID: | 9780140296020 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Genes, Peoples, and Languages |
| Authors: | Author: Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Mark Seielstad |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, Genetics (non-medical), Human biology, Genetics (non-medical), Human biology, Ancient (Classical) Greek |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating It is the study of genetic variation, backed up by language and archaeology, which provides evidence about the spread of farming, the movements of peoples across the globe, the precise links between races - and the sheer unscientific absurdity of racism. This work offers an investigation into the past 100,000 years of human history. Historians relying on written records can tell us nothing about the 99.9% of human evolution which preceded the invention of writing. It is the study of genetic variation, backed up by language and archaeology, which provides concrete evidence aboutthe spread of farming, the movements of peoples across the globe, the precise links between races - and the sheer unscientific absurdity of racism. Genes, Peoples and Languages offers an astonishing investigation into the past 100,000 years of human history and a rare, firsthand account of some of the most significant and gripping scientific work of recent years. Cavalli-Sforza is one of the great founding fathers of archaeogenetics, and in this book he maps out some of its grand themes. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2001-09-27 |