Human Biology in Papua New Guinea: The Small Cosmos (Research Monographs on Human Population Biology) [Hardcover]

Robert D. Attenborough (Editor), Michael P. Alpers (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198575149 | ISBN-13: 978-0198575146 | Publication Date: January 14, 1993

Papua New Guinea--a country that shows great diversity in a small geographical area--constitutes a unique and fascinating laboratory in which the impact of variety on a human population can be studied. For example, more than a quarter of the world's languages are found there among less than four million people. It can be regarded as a small "cosmos" in which complex interrelationships can be studied within a connected whole. This revealing book describes the human biology of Papua New Guinea. Additionally, studies of the geography, demography, social anthropology, linguistics, and human genetics of the country are presented. These studies are linked to biomedical and epidemiological research. The results are of wider significance and will be of interest to those working in human biology and biomedicine elsewhere in the world.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'The book is a wonderful picture of this complex part of the world. Those who do not know PNG will find it fascinating, and those who thought that they did will be amazed at what there is yet to be learnt.' Andrew J. Hall, Tropical Diseases Bulletin 1994, Vol. 91, No. 2

'This is a marvellous book. It is full of fascinating facts and accounts of the human condition as well as some important biological paradigms.' Human Genetics Society of Australasia, March '94

About the Author

Robert D. Attenborough, Lecturer, Department of Prehistory and Anthropology, Australian National University. Michael P. Alpers, Director, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (January 14, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198575149
• ISBN-13: 978-0198575146
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,638,896 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)