Description
Our interpretation of gene sequences, like our interpretation of other historical evidence, inevitably tells a story laden with political and moral values. Focusing on the work of Henry Fairfield Osborn, Julian Sorell Huxley, and Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza in paleoanthropology, evolutionary biology, and human population genetics, History Within asks how the sciences of human origins, whether through the museum, the zoo, or the genetics lab, have shaped our idea of what it means to be human. How have these biologically based histories influenced our ideas about nature, society, and culture? As Marianne Sommer shows, the stories we tell about bones, organisms, and molecules often change the world.
Book Information
ISBN 9780226347325
Author Marianne Sommer
Format Hardback
Page Count 496
Imprint University of Chicago Press
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Weight(grams) 879g
Dimensions(mm) 23mm * 16mm * 4mm