The Human Inheritance Genes, Languages, and Evolution [Hardcover]

Human evolution is one of the most contentious areas of science. Genetics is beginning to offer powerful insights into our past, but the results continue to be controversial. This stimulating and challenging book of essays, written for a broad audience, looks at the links between genes, language, and the archeological record and evaluates the potential of genetics for uncovering our history.

List of contributors
1. Reflections on the archaeology of linguistic diversity,Colin Renfrew
2. The fossil record of the evolution ofHomo sapiensin Europe and Australasia,Chris Stringer
3. Language classification: scientific and unscientific methods,Don Ringe
4. Human evolution: our turbulent genes and why we are not chimps,Gabriel Dover
5. Using genes to map population structure and origins,Bryan Sykes
6. Ancient DNA,Svante P??bo
7. Language and genes in the Americas,Ryk Ward
8. Human genetic diversity and disease susceptibility,Walter Bodmer
Bibliography
Index