{"product_id":"9780470179642","title":"Human Biology An Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspective","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHuman Biology\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Evolutionary and Biocultural Perspective\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSara Stinson | Barry Bogin | Dennis H. O'Rourke\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ Physical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis comprehensive introduction to the field of human biology covers all the major areas of the field: genetic variation, variation related to climate, infectious and non-infectious diseases, aging, growth, nutrition, and demography. Written by four expert authors working in close collaboration, this second edition has been thoroughly updated to provide undergraduate and graduate students with two new chapters: one on race and culture and their ties to human biology, and the other a concluding summary chapter highlighting the integration and intersection of the topics covered in the book.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Stinson\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at Queens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. The main focus of her research is on factors that lead to variation in growth among living human populations. She currently serves as Editor of the \u003ci\u003eYearbook of Physical Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarry Bogin\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, Dearborn. His research interests are in social and cultural factors affecting human growth and the evolution of the human growth pattern. Among his publications are \u003ci\u003eThe Growth of Humanity\u003c\/i\u003e (2001, Wiley) and \u003ci\u003ePatterns of Human Growth\u003c\/i\u003e (second edition, 1999, Cambridge University Press).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDennis O’Rourke\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Utah. His research focuses on population and evolutionary genetics, ancient DNA, and genetic epidemiology. He served as editor of \u003ci\u003eHuman Biology\u003c\/i\u003e from 1999-2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 April 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470179642\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e880\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e54.08\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310941696140,"sku":"9780470179642","price":152.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470179642_38bc4ce7-f02d-42c6-b5a5-345305e2933d.jpg?v=1780205663","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470179642","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}