
The International Encyclopedia of Biological Anthropology, 3 Volume Set
3 Volume Set
Wenda Trevathan(Editor)
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 11. September 2018
Book
Hardback
1744 pages
978-1-118-58442-2 (ISBN)
Description
The International Encyclopedia of Biological Anthropology features over 450 entries contributed by an international team of scholars, and presents an extensive and invaluable survey of this fascinating field.
The Encyclopedia:
Represents the first comprehensive encyclopedic reference relating to biological anthropology
Features more than 450 entries covering topics ranging from ongoing human evolution, paleoanthropology, and non-human primates to paleopathology, forensic anthropology, and bioarchaeology
Includes interdisciplinary coverage of primatology, human biology, paleoanthropology, bioarchaeology, anthropological genetics, and the history of biological anthropology
An indispensable resource for undergraduate students and scholars engaged in the study and practice of biological anthropology and interrelated fields and disciplines. This work is also available as an online resource at: www.encyclopediaofbiologicalanthropology.com.
The Encyclopedia:
Represents the first comprehensive encyclopedic reference relating to biological anthropology
Features more than 450 entries covering topics ranging from ongoing human evolution, paleoanthropology, and non-human primates to paleopathology, forensic anthropology, and bioarchaeology
Includes interdisciplinary coverage of primatology, human biology, paleoanthropology, bioarchaeology, anthropological genetics, and the history of biological anthropology
An indispensable resource for undergraduate students and scholars engaged in the study and practice of biological anthropology and interrelated fields and disciplines. This work is also available as an online resource at: www.encyclopediaofbiologicalanthropology.com.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Adult education
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
1021 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-58442-2 (9781118584422)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
WENDA TREVATHAN is Regents Professor Emerita of Anthropology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA, where she has taught for thirty years. She is a biological anthropologist whose research focuses on the evolutionary and biocultural factors underlying human reproduction including childbirth, maternal behavior, sexuality, and menopause. Her primary publications are works on the evolution of childbirth and evolutionary medicine and include Ancient Bodies, Modern Lives: How Evolution Has Shaped Women's Health, and Human Birth: An Evolutionary Perspective. For the past twenty years, she has also co-authored two major textbooks in biological anthropology.
Content
Volume 1. A-E volume 2. F-O
volume 3. P-Z
volume 3. P-Z