Actions for Humankind : how biology and geography shape human diversity

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Humankind : how biology and geography shape human diversity / Alexander H. Harcourt

Author
Harcourt, A. H. (Alexander H.)
Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2015.
Copyright Date
©2015
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Physical Description
324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

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Contents
Prologue: Where we are going - and why -- We are all African : the birthplace of humankind -- From here to there and back again : a mostly coastal route out of Africa - across the world? -- How do we know what we think we know? : the science behind the "facts" -- Variety is the spice of life : where we are affects what we are -- Gene maps and the roads less traveled : barriers to movement maintain diversity -- Is man merely a monkey? : human cultural diversity varies across the globe in the same way and for the same reasons as biological diversity -- Islands are special : size and metabolism in a small environment -- We are what we eat : our diet affects our genes, and different regions eat different foods -- What doesn't kill us halts or moves us : other species influence where we can live -- Mad, bad, and dangerous to know : we are bad for many species, even if we help a few -- Conquest and cooperation : humans are bad for each other, even if we occasionally help one another -- Epilogue: Are we going to last the distance?.
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ISBN
1605987840
9781605987842
Note
"June 2015"--Title page verso.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-320) and index.
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