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Biology and culture in modern perspective; readings from Scientific American. With introductions by Joseph G. Jorgensen.

By: Publication details: San Francisco, W. H. Freeman c1972Description: 441 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0716708620
  • 0716708612 (pbk.)
Uniform titles:
  • Scientific American.
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 301.208 22 JOR
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Contents
Part I. Biology Anthropology
Human Origins and the History of Life
Human Genetics and Evolution
Evolution of Animal Behavior

Part II. Human Prehistory
Tools and the Development of Culture
The Rise of Civilization in the Old World
The Rise of Civilization in the New World

Part III. Cultural Anthropology
Traditional Concerns: Kinship, Polity, Economy, Society
A variation on Traditional Concerns: The Neofunctional Ecology of Hunters, Farmers and Pastoralists
New Concerns : "Haves" and "Have-Nots"

Bibliography: p. 433-438.

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