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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Spencer Wells , Spencer WellsPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press Edition: Revised edition Volume: 51 Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9780691176017ISBN 10: 0691176019 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 28 March 2017 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Language: English Table of ContentsReviews"""The Journey of Man is a book that should be read, for undeniably the story Wells reveals will transform our understanding of ourselves.""--Tim Flannery, New York Review of Books ""Spencer Wells chronicles the history of genetic population studies, starting with Darwin's puzzlement over the diversity of humanity he saw first-hand from the deck of the Beagle, and ending with the various attempts to classify human variation on the basis of different political and social agendas.""--Rebecca Cann, Nature ""The Journey of Man is fascinating and oozes charm... [It] is packed with important insights into our history and our relationships with each other... Who needs literature when science is this much fun?""--Chris Lavers, Guardian ""The Journey of Man is the best account available of the story of human origins and dispersals.""--Colin Renfrew, Times Higher Education Supplement ""Fortunately for the lay reader, Wells has a knack for clear descriptions and clever analogies to help explain the intricacies of the science involved. Both entertaining and enlightening.""--Library Journal ""Wells does an excellent job of making complex scientific data accessible and weaves a tapestry of physical anthropology and archaeology as well as linguistics and, of course, genetics to piece together the rise of the agricultural society, the interrelations between far-flung languages, and the eventual settlement of humans into virtually every corner of the globe.""--Elise Proulx, East Bay Express" The Journey of Man is fascinating and oozes charm... [It] is packed with important insights into our history and our relationships with each other... Who needs literature when science is this much fun? --Chris Lavers, The Guardian Fortunately for the lay reader, Wells has a knack for clear descriptions and clever analogies to help explain the intricacies of the science involved. Both entertaining and enlightening. --Library Journal Wells does an excellent job of making complex scientific data accessible and weaves a tapestry of physical anthropology and archaeology as well as linguistics and, of course, genetics to piece together the rise of the agricultural society, the interrelations between far-flung languages, and the eventual settlement of humans into virtually every corner of the globe. --Elise Proulx, East Bay Express Spencer Wells chronicles the history of genetic population studies, starting with Darwin's puzzlement over the diversity of humanity he saw first-hand from the deck of the Beagle, and ending with the various attempts to classify human variation on the basis of different political and social agendas... Wells has an insider's knowledge of the science and its excitement. --Rebecca Cann, Nature The Journey of Man is the best account available of the story of human origins and dispersals... This is a first-class account of a whole new approach to the human story that allows human population history to be reconstructed in an unexpected and convincing way. --Colin Renfrew, The Times Higher Education Supplement The Journey of Man is a book that should be read, for undeniably the story Wells reveals will transform our understanding of ourselves. --Tim Flannery, New York Review of Books The Journey of Man is a book that should be read, for undeniably the story Wells reveals will transform our understanding of ourselves. --Tim Flannery, New York Review of Books Spencer Wells chronicles the history of genetic population studies, starting with Darwin's puzzlement over the diversity of humanity he saw first-hand from the deck of the Beagle, and ending with the various attempts to classify human variation on the basis of different political and social agendas. --Rebecca Cann, Nature The Journey of Man is fascinating and oozes charm... [It] is packed with important insights into our history and our relationships with each other... Who needs literature when science is this much fun? --Chris Lavers, Guardian The Journey of Man is the best account available of the story of human origins and dispersals. --Colin Renfrew, Times Higher Education Supplement Fortunately for the lay reader, Wells has a knack for clear descriptions and clever analogies to help explain the intricacies of the science involved. Both entertaining and enlightening. --Library Journal Wells does an excellent job of making complex scientific data accessible and weaves a tapestry of physical anthropology and archaeology as well as linguistics and, of course, genetics to piece together the rise of the agricultural society, the interrelations between far-flung languages, and the eventual settlement of humans into virtually every corner of the globe. --Elise Proulx, East Bay Express Author InformationSpencer Wells is an entrepreneur and an adjunct professor at the University of Texas. He is the author of Deep Ancestry and Pandora's Seed. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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