Essentials of Physical Anthropology (with InfoTrac)
- Book Review,
by Robert Jurmain, et al
From Book News, Inc.
Jurmain (San Jose State University) has added new and revised material to reflect progress in fossil discoveries and molecular biological investigations of DNA over the past three years in this fifth edition of a text for undergraduates. There is new material on cloning, genetic relationships among primates, advances in measuring genetic variations in human populations, and evolutionary interpretations. Chapter reviews of the most significant fossil finds are also new.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Description
This mainstream, concise, four-color physical anthropology text is the best selling text in the brief physical anthropology market. It presents a balanced and thorough introduction to the field of physical anthropology using helpful tables, charts, photo essays, multimedia, and an engaging writing style to bring the study of physical anthropology to life for today's student.
About the Author
Robert Jurmain has taught at San Jose State University since 1975. He is a Professor of Anthropology, and is currently teaching Introduction to Human Evolution; Human Heredity and Evolution; Human Origins; Evolution of Human Behavior; Monkeys, Apes, and Humans (Primate Behavior); Human Osteology; and Research Methods in Physical Anthropology. He holds an A.B. in Anthropology from UCLA, and a Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology from Harvard. His areas of research interest are skeletal biology of humans and non-human primates; paleopathology; and paleoanthropology. In addition to his three textbooks, which together have appeared in 20 editions, he is author of STORIES FROM THE SKELETON: BEHAVIORAL CONSTRUCTION IN HUMAN OSTEOLOGY (1999, Gordon and Breach Publishers).
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