Author: ORTNER, DONALD J.
Title: How Humans Adapt: A Biocultural Odyssey (Smithsonian International Symposia Series)
Description: UK, Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. 1983. (ISBN: 9780874747256). Paperback, 15.2 x 3.2 x 22.9 cm. Condition clean, corner crease back cover. ref ZKVQ How Humans Adapt collects the papers, commentaries, and discussions from the 1981 Smithsonian international symposium on human physical and cultural adaptations. Drawing on a variety of disciplines, How Humans Adapt sets out a complex picture of past human adaptations and speculates on how future adaptations may ensure the continued survival of the human race. About the Author Dr. Donald J. Ortner is a curator at the Smithsonian's Department of Anthropology. His research concentrates on evidence of disease, evolution of host-parasite relationships in infection, the human immune response to disease, and the significance of disease in human biocultural adaptation. Used: Acceptable.

Keywords: 9780874747256


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