Genes, Peoples, and Languages
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
27 September 2001
Summary
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 about the 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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140296020 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140296026 |
| Author: | Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Mark Seielstad |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 27 September 2001 |
| Weight: | 179g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 14mm |
| Series: | Penguin Press Science |
About The Author
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
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.
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