A Companion to Biological Anthropology

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4051-8900-2
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 588 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 252 mm, Gewicht: 1212 g

Reihe: Blackwell Companions to Anthropology

An extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biological anthropology; chapters are written by leading scholars who have themselves played a major role in shaping the direction and scope of the discipline.
* Extensive overview of the rapidly growing field of biological anthropology
* Larsen has created a who's who of biological anthropology, with contributions from the leading authorities in the field
* Contributing authors have played a major role in shaping the direction and scope of the topics they write about
* Offers discussions of current issues, controversies, and future directions within the area
* Presents coverage of the many recent innovations and discoveries that are transforming the subject

Autoren/Hrsg.

Larsen, Clark Spencer

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Humanbiologie Physische Anthropologie, Paläoanthropologie, Evolutionäre Anthropologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Physische Anthropologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations.

List of Tables.

Notes on Contributors.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Part I: History.

Part II: The Present and the Living.

Part III: The Past and the Dead.

Part IV: The Living and the Dead.

Part V: Science and Education.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Clark Spencer Larsen is Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at The Ohio State University. He has served as president of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists and as editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Physical Anthropology. He is the author or editor of more than 25 books and monographs, including Advances in Dental Anthropology (with Marc A. Kelley, 1991), Bioarchaeology: Interpreting Behavior from the Human Skeleton (1999), Skeletons in Our Closet: Revealing Our Past through Bioarchaeology (2002), and Our Origins: Discovering Physical Anthropology (2008).