Coevolution: Genes, Culture, and Human Diversity

by William H. Durham

Overview

A Stanford UniversityPress classic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780804715379
Publisher:	Stanford University Press
Publication date:	08/01/1991
Edition description:	1
Pages:	656
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Editorial Reviews

Presents the theory that cultural change is a process of selection based on choice or imposition, and examines the range of relationships between genes and culture in human populations. Five patterns of relationship between genes and culture are discussed, and their implications are explored in case studies of sickle-cell anemia in West Africa, marriage in Tibet, adult lactose absorption, evolution of incest taboos, and cultural reason and cannibalism. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews