The History and Geography of Human Genes : (Abridged paperback edition) [ABRIDGED]

Time magazine
Nothing less than the first genetic atlas of the world.... [This] landmark global study flattens The Bell Curve, proving that racial differences are only skin deep.


Science magazine
This is the most comprehensive treatment of human genetic variations available.... It will likely play an important role in future research in anthropological genetics.... An impressive display of synthesis and analysis.


Review
A crowning achievement, a compendium of a career's work, and a sourcebook for years to come. . . . a landmark publication, a standard by which work in this field must be judged in the future.


Book Description
Hailed as a breakthrough in the understanding of human evolution, The History and Geography of Human Genes offers the first full-scale reconstruction of where human populations originated and the paths by which they spread throughout the world. By mapping the worldwide geographic distribution of genes for over 110 traits in over 1800 primarily aboriginal populations, the authors charted migrations and devised a clock by which to date evolutionary history. This monumental work is now available in a more affordable paperback edition without the myriad illustrations and maps, but containing the full text and partial appendices of the authors' pathbreaking endeavor.


From the Publisher
Hailed as a breakthrough in the understanding of human evolution, The History and Geography of Human Genes offers the first fullscale reconstruction of where human populations originated and the paths by which they spread throughout the world. By mapping the worldwide geographic distribution of genes for over 110 traits in over 1800 primarily aboriginal populations, the authors charted migrations and devised a clock by which to date evolutionary history. This monumental work is now available in a more affordable paperback edition without the myriad illustrations and maps, but containing the full text and partial appendices of the authors' pathbreaking endeavor.


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"The History and Geography of Human Genes" offers the first full-scale reconstruction of where human populations originated and the paths by which they spread throughout the world. By mapping worldwide geographic distribution of genes for over 110 traits in over 1,800 primarily aboriginal populations, the authors charted migrations and devised a clock by which to date evolutionary history. Their innovative use of genetic data, when integrated with insights from geography, ecology, archaeology, physical anthropology, and linguistics, enables them to address a wide range of issues in human history that have long incited debate. This monumental work is now available in a more affordable paperback edition without the myriad illustrations and maps, but containing the full text of the authors' pathbreaking endeavor. '[This] landmark global study flattens "The Bell Curve," proving that racial differences are only skin deep...."The History and Geography of Human Genes is...nothing less than the first genetic atlas of the world....A remarkable synthesis of more than fifty years of research in population genetics...The book's firm conclusion:...there is 'no scientific basis' for theories touting the genetic superiority of any one population over another.' —Time


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