Introduction to Physical Anthropology | 
 enlarge | Authors: Robert Jurmain, Lynn Kilgore, Wenda Trevathan, Russell L. Ciochon
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 308137
Media: Paperback
Edition: 11
Pages: 552
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0495187798
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.9
EAN: 9780495187790
Publication Date: March 14, 2007
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Jurmain's best-selling text provides you with the course content you need to help you pass your biological/physical anthropology course. Through clear discussions that move from 'description' to interpretation, compelling visual content, cutting-edge research, and interactive multimedia, you'll discover life's history and the place of human beings in the biological world.
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A very good introductory text September 20, 2008
A. Baker (Chicago, IL, USA)
This text was used in my Intro to Biological Anthropology course and I found it to be very useful and interesting. The sections on evolution and genetics are very similar to the material covered in Campbell/Reece's widely used Biology text. I often found myself skimming through chapters that weren't even assigned for class because the material was so fascinating. Key terms are conveniently located in the margins of the text for easy flash card making and studying.
Introduction to Physical Anthropology September 18, 2007
Katie R. Stein
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
The book is well written, factual and easy to read/understand. Chapters and concepts are not too overwhelming.
Good service October 9, 2007
A. Szilagyi (Corona, CA USA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Thank you so much for the book. It was in great condition, and was shipped quickly. Hope to do business with you in the future.
 The wonder of human evolution... June 5, 2007
Raj Pabari (Toronto, ON Canada)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
If this book is required for your anthropology course, then you're in luck! I appreciate that the authors genuinely enjoy the subject matter, and that it comes through in their writing.
The book is very well organized. You can look forward to chapters of reasonable length -- usually 25 to 30 pages, at most. There are lots of colourful pictures and diagrams, though some flowcharts seem like page fillers to me. The margins are used for definitions of new key words and concepts, a very useful feature.
Aside: There's a little bit of "handwaving" in the early chapters introducing concepts of genetics. That's unfortunate, but necessary at the same time. So if you're interested in the details, I encourage you to pick up a genetics textbook (I liked Concepts of Genetics), or better yet, take a genetics course.
There are certainly debates and controversies in the field. This makes sense, since there are so many unknowns. I appreciate that the authors make mention of differing perspectives and points of view when appropriate.
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