Essentials of Physical Anthropology (with InfoTrac) (Available Titles CengageNOW) - Softcover

Jurmain, Robert; Kilgore, Lynn; Trevathan, Wenda; Nelson, Harry

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9780534614348: Essentials of Physical Anthropology (with InfoTrac) (Available Titles CengageNOW)

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ISBN 10: 0534614345 ISBN 13: 9780534614348

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2003

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This mainstream, concise, four-color physical anthropology text is the best selling text in the brief physical anthropology market. It presents a balanced and thorough introduction to the field of physical anthropology using helpful tables, charts, photo essays, multimedia, and an engaging writing style to bring the study of physical anthropology to life for today's student.

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About the Author:

Robert Jurmain received an A.B. in Anthropology from UCLA and a Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology from Harvard. He taught at San Jose State University from 1975 to 2004 and is now Professor Emeritus. During his teaching career, he taught courses in all major branches of physical anthropology, including osteology and human evolution, with the greatest concentration in general education teaching for introductory students. His research interests are skeletal biology of humans and non-human primates, paleopathology, and paleoanthropology. In addition to his three textbooks, which together have appeared in 30 editions, he is the author of STORIES FROM THE SKELETON: BEHAVIORAL RECONSTRUCTION IN HUMAN OSTEOLOGY (1999, Gordon Breach Publishers), as well as numerous articles in research journals.

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"There are lots of excellent photos and graphics in each chapter. As I read the book, every time I wanted to visually see an image or graph, there was one to see."

"(Chapter 13... The Anthropological Perspective on the Human Life Course) is a great chapter, largely missing from most bio texts. Anthropologists stress population studies, but we all care about the individual."

"The margin definitions are a wonderful addition and a good learning tool."

"This book's major strength lies in its attempt to provide a comprehensive understanding of physical anthropology in a relatively concise and manageable text. The text can be effectively used for a semester as well as a term course."

"I think the photo essays are excellent. I see them as showing the applied aspects of anthropology. It is good for students to see exactly what anthropologists do in relation to many of the topics we cover in class."

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