Evolution In An Anthropological View

by Loring C. Brace

Overview

With characteristic intelligence, wit, and a willingness to challenge conventional wisdom, C. Loring Brace brings together 35 years of work into a monumental statement on evolutionary anthropology. An advocate of integrated, four-field anthropology, Brace begins by asking: Which anthropological data can benefit from an evolutionary perspective, and which cannot? Succeeding chapters present path-breaking research on Darwinism, race, cladistics, phylogeny, Neanderthals, dentition, craniometry, fossil evidence, and cultural ecology that raise provocative questions for the entire discipline. Reworked and updated into an accessible whole, the chapters weave analyses of scientific data, intellectual history, and anthropological theory with both grace and rigor. Evolution in an Anthropological View will stand as a milestone of twentieth century anthropology, and essential reading for all anthropologists, and their students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780742502628
Publisher:	AltaMira Press
Publication date:	03/01/2000
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	6.28(w) x 9.24(h) x 1.09(d)

Editorial Reviews

C. Loring Brace is one of the most distinctive writers in the field of anthropology. Whether you agree or disagree with his views, they are always well-expressed.
— Alec Christensen

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C. Loring Brace is one of the most distinctive writers in the field of anthropology. Whether you agree or disagree with his views, they are always well-expressed.

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