Genes, Peoples, and Languages - Couverture souple

Cavalli-Sforza, Luigi Luca

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0520228731 ISBN 13 : 9780520228733

Editeur : University of California Press, 2001

Synopsis

Genes, Peoples and Languages Cavalli-Sforza was among the first to ask whether the genes of modern populations contain a historical record of the human species. In answering to the affirmative, this title comprises five lectures that serve as a summation of the author's work in tracking a hundred thousand years of human evolution. Maps. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Cavalli-Sforza was born in Genoa in 1922 and has taught at the universities of Cambridge, Parma and Pavia. He is currently Professor Emeritus of Genetics at Stanford University. He is the author of THE HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE HUMAN GENE.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: University of California Press
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0520228731
• ISBN 13: 9780520228733
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240