Humankind : how biology and geography shape human diversity
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New York, New York : Pegasus Books, 2015.
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Book
Edition
First Pegasus books cloth edition.
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324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Oliver La Farge - Adult
304.2 Har
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Published
New York, New York : Pegasus Books, 2015.
Edition
First Pegasus books cloth edition.
Language
English

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"June 2015"--Title page verso.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-320) and index.
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Overview: An innovative and illuminating look at how the evolution of the human species has been shaped by the world around us, from anatomy and physiology, to cultural diversity and population density. Where did the human species originate? Why are tropical peoples much more diverse than those at polar latitudes? Why can only Japanese peoples digest seaweed? How are darker skin, sunlight, and fertility related? Did Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens ever interbreed? In Humankind, U.C. Davis professor Alexander Harcourt answers these questions and more, as he explains how the expansion of the human species around the globe and our interaction with our environment explains much about why humans differ from one region of the world to another, not only biologically, but culturally. What effects have other species had on the distribution of humans around the world, and we, in turn, on their distribution? And how have human populations affected each other's geography, even existence? For the first time in a single book, Alexander Harcourt brings these topics together to help us understand why we are, what we are, where we are. It turns out that when one looks at humanity's expansion around the world, and in the biological explanations for our geographic diversity, we humans are often just another primate. Humanity's distribution around the world and the type of organism we are today has been shaped by the same biogeographical forces that shape other species.

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