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The Human Species: An Introduction to Biological Anthropology

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Now in a fully updated fourth edition, John Relethford's The Human Species: An Introduction To Biological Anthropology is divided into three major sections: Evolution and Diversity in Human Populations; Our Place in Nature; and Human Evolution. Updated coverage of the fossil record focuses on broad general groups of early hominids; principles of miroevolution show shown as they apply to the modern human species; the concept of race is thoroughly discussed from a biological and evolutionary perspective; and new interpretations of the number of species of early Homo and Neanderthal DNA are explored. The Human Species is an ideal introductory text for students of anthropology, and informative reading for any non-specialist general reader with an interest in the contemporary status of research in human evolution today.

I am an archaeology professor who has used this book as a text in my human origins class. No, it is not a mystery-scifi read - but it does a quite decent job with a difficult topic.

This book was required for my Intro to Anthropology class. It was easy to read and follow. Since the class was a required general education class, I had to go into the class with an open mind about what I was required to learn. I did not feel as if the book was attempting to influence my thoughts or beliefs. The book is organized effeciently and productively. I did not get bored reading it.

I recieved this book rather quickly (less than the estimated wait by one day!) and it was in great condition! No complaints here!!!!!!

I was required to purchase this textbook for my BioAnthropology Class but just in general, it is a pretty good resource to learn about humans and primates. There are sections that are not very useful, but as long as you grasp the important concepts, it is a well-written textbook overall.

The book arrived earlier than expected, which is always a good thing, and the book was in perfect condition.

The book arrived early than expected, which was a plus! The book they sent was a brand new book, instead of a used book. Overall I would deff recommend buying this book from here.

Great seller, great transaction! I'm surprised I didn't rate this earlier, it was an oversight. Thank you!

worst customer service, did not want to help at all and the representative including the supervisor was rude.. I placed my order early so I could have about a month before I started class to prepare, the book took more than 2 weeks to get to me. They would not issue a refund or send out a new book. I had to dispute the charge...never will i buy from them again

Much of the focus in this book centers on two issues:

1) There are no such thing as human "races,"

and 2) Humans evolved from apes and "creation scientists" and "intelligent design" theorists are boogie-men up to no good.

The book totally ignores research pointing to the contrary regarding the differences between human races and does not go into any detail why there are different ones. Races formed or "evolved" in adaptation to their environments and created different cultures to express themselves and survive in their environments to the best of their ability. Humans were created by God and this book only shows how difficult the fossil record is to interpret. It is unknown how many different hominids existed and to what species each fossil belonged and what specimins constitute "man" or "Homo sapiens sapiens" or not. If anybody is interested in how ultra-left political ideals influence texbook writing and distribution look no further than this tome.