| Edition |
First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
| Description |
324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"June 2015"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-320) and index. |
| 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?. |
| Subject |
Human geography.
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Human evolution.
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Human beings -- Migrations.
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Prehistoric peoples.
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Physical anthropology.
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Biogeography.
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Biological Evolution.
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Anthropology, Physical.
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Genetics, Medical.
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Diet.
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| ISBN |
1605987840 |
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9781605987842 |
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