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This supplementary reader offers both historical and contemporary articles that demonstrate the nature of biological anthropology. With nearly one-third of the selections focusing on living populations, the 43 readings cover the entire range of bioanthropological studies: evolution, nonhuman primates, human paleontology, and modern human groups. Twelve of the 43 articles are new to this edition, including Kari Bruwelheide and Douglas Owsley's "Written in Bone: Reading the Remains of the 17th Century"; Carl Zimmer's "What is a Species?"; Daniel E. Lieberman's "Homing In On Early Homo"; and Sally Lehrman's "Going Beyond X and Y."
Paperback: 209 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 6 edition (July 23, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0078116961
ISBN-13: 978-0078116964
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.4 x 10.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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The text is typical of the sort where you get the least amount of data for the most amount of cash. The author hesitated to supply challenge students with a text that will take longer to read than a one-semester introductory class. It was written with profit in mind but no apparent interest in teaching.The only reason it sells is due to some professors requiring students to purchase it.One cannot expect to acquire suitable background information from this sparse introduction.It is an insult to the reader in that if I remember correctly for the edition I read the author stated that the student may want to actually learn something of physical anthropology one day. That is absurd. In general I buy college level texts because I am interested in learning something of the subject at hand. Apparently the author was writing for students who have a requirement for a science class but no interest in this particular topic. That is not a good reason to lower the quality of instruction in the text, and certainly not a good reason to select this author if you are interested in the subject.I have already noted that is an insult to the reader.I purchased this text solely because it was required for a class I latter took as filler.I would not have purchased it under any other circumstance.I would not recommend it to anyone. It is more of an advertisement than a resource.The author's work seems more like something from an entrenched bureaucrat than an instructor.I can accept that some authors know less of their subject or have less insight than others. But I cannot for cash accept that some authors are just attempting get as much cash for as little information as possible.
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