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Using research from both the social sciences and the genetics literature as support, Ancestry Reimagined establishes realistic expectations about what we can learn from our DNA as a foundation for examining the psychological impact of ancestry testing, including the differences between how this information is perceived versus its reality. With this book, Dr. Kampourakis flexes his muscles as an esteemed interdisciplinary science ed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating and personal journey into the complex relationship between ancestry, ethnicity and identity. Kampourakis' book provides food for thought for anyone curious about what genetic ancestry tests actually measure and what, if anything, we can learn from their results. * Iain Mathieson, Department of Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania *\u003cbr\u003eAncestry Reimagined is an urgently needed book. It explains how modern misconceptions of genetic determinism are becoming mixed into notions of race essentialism to create confusions of identity that are being commercially monetised. While genomics has immense potential to elucidate human origins and history, this book is a splendidly clear corrective to some of its scientific, technological and societal misuses and misunderstandings. * Philip Ball, science writer and author of How To Grow a Human *\u003cbr\u003eI have more sympathy for DNA testing than does Kostas Kampourakis - if people seek slightly bizarre information about themselves, why not? Many might value such an exploration. Nonetheless, he convincingly shows the distortions, emotional tangles, politically dicey inferences, and plain silliness that test misuse can entail. 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Ancestry Re-Imagined goes beyond most books on DNA testing by discussing the psychological tendency toward essentializing the results of such tests, thus explaining why and how people distort these tests to various ends. Finally, it warns of the dangers of such essentializing, both in the past and the present. * Patrick Geary, Emeritus Professor of History, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton New Jersey *\u003cbr\u003eAncestry Reimagined does a brilliant job demystifying the pseudo-genetic personal histories that are being aggressively marketed to the public today. Ancestry is never composed of simply facts of nature, but is invariably the result of a complex negotiation between facts of nature and culture. And as millions of consumers purchase a bit of science in the hopes of constructing genetic identities for themselves, Kostas Kampourakis expertly and elegantly shows where the grains of salt must be taken each step of the way. * Jonathan Marks, Professor of Anthropology, UNC-Charlotte *\u003cbr\u003eAncestry Reimagined provides an in-depth analysis of the geneticization of identity and ancestry. It grapples with how ancestry companies view race and ethnicity as somehow essential elements, written into our DNA. It is a unique and timely exploration that brings science to the study of the highly political topic of identity and genetic essentialisms. * Alan H. Goodman, Professor of Biological Anthropology, Hampshire College *\u003cbr\u003eIn Ancestry Re-Imagined, Kostas Kampourakis offers a lucid explanation of the science behind DNA ancestry testing while exposing the circular reasoning and unrealistic assumptions that underpin the claim that one can \"discover\" one's ancestry through DNA test results. The result is a compelling demonstration that ethnicity is culturally constructed rather than genetically determined. * Jonathan M. Hall, Phyllis Fay Horton Distinguished Service Professor in the Humanities, University of Chicago, and author of Ethnic Identity in Greek Antiquity *\u003cbr\u003eAncestry Reimagined succeeds in dismantling myths around genetic ancestry and provides an accessible and engaging and integrative discussion of a wide-ranging literature. It would serve as an excellent primer text for undergraduate students, scholars who are adjacent to, but still outside of, genetics, or the general public trying to make sense of their consumer genetics results. * Kevin A. Bird, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California-Davis, Davis, California, USA *\u003cbr\u003eDr Kampourakis is adept at explaining philosophical concepts around biology and identity clearly and engagingly. For readers with a background in biosciences or genetics, I would highly recommend Ancestry Reimagined as a first step into considering the context and wider interpretations around our work. 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Considering the investment animals place on reproduction, variation in mating systems, sexual conflict, and the origin of sexual dimorphism, Marlene Zuk and Leigh Simmons discuss questions such as whether females can really choose between males on aesthetic grounds, and how sexual conflict is resolved in different species. They conclude with a consideration of the thorny question of how, and even if, sexual selection theory applies to humans.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[A] delightful book ... informative and insightful ... 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With the ancient DNA revolution, combined with rapid genome mapping of present human populations, has come remarkable insights into our past. This important new data has clarified and added to our knowledge from archaeology and anthropology, helped resolve long-existing controversies, challenged long-held views, and thrown up some remarkable surprises.The emerging picture is one of many waves of ancient human migrations, so that all populations existing today are mixes of ancient ones, as well as in many cases carrying a genetic component from Neanderthals, and, in some populations, Denisovans. David Reich, whose team has been at the forefront of these discoveries, explains what the genetics is telling us about ourselves and our complex and often surprising ancestry. Gone are old ideas of any kind of racial ''purity'', or even deep and ancient divides between peoples. Instead, we are finding a rich variety of mixtures. 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In making constant new discoveries about humanity, Reich and his Harvard team are now plunging into uncharted academic waters ... Reich's influence in this field has been immense and the output of his department monumental ... Thrilling in its clarity and its scope. * Peter Forbes, The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a compendious book ... its importance cannot be overstated and neither can some of its best stories. * Bryan Appleyard, The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA thrilling account of mapping humans through time and place ... Reich gives us a window into what ancient DNA can tell us about human evolution, the peopling of the world, continent by continent, and the population mixing that makes us who we are today. * Turi King, Nature *\u003cbr\u003eFew subjects fascinate us as much as human origins ... If you want to understand our origins over the course of the last 100,000 years, this book will be the best up-to-date account for you. * Jared Diamond, New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eThe conclusions of this book are reassuringly complex and nuanced. But they are no less approachable, no less captivating for that. Indeed, the result is to bring prehistory almost disarmingly close. 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This is an important lesson in a time when migration and mobility, in both reality and perception, play such a significant role. * Robert Foley, The Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eIn this comprehensive and provocative book, David Reich exhumes and examines fundamental questions about our origin and future using powerful evidence from human genetics. What does \"race\" mean in 2018? How alike and how unlike are we? What does identity mean? Reich's book is sobering and clear-eyed, and, in equal part, thrilling and thought provoking. There were times that I had to stand up and clear my thoughts to continue reading this astonishing and important book. * Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies *\u003cbr\u003eThe breakthrough that all archaeologists have been waiting for; a truly exciting account of the way in which ancient DNA is making us rethink prehistory. Essential reading for everyone interested in the past. * Barry Cunliffe, author of The Ancient Celts^ *\u003cbr\u003eDavid Reich uses the power of modern genome analysis to show the fascinating complexity of human migration and history. By letting the data lead him, he treads a narrow path between racists and xenophobes on one side and left-wing ideologues on the other. Although many of his conclusions will be controversial, he starts a necessary conversation about what modern genome analysis can tell us about the variability of human populations. * Sir Venki Ramakrishnan, Nobel Laureate and President of the Royal Society, London *\u003cbr\u003eThis riveting book will blow you away with its rich and astounding account of where we came from and why that matters. Reich tells the surprising story of how humans got to every corner of the planet, which was revealed only after he and other scientists unlocked the secrets of ancient DNA. The courageous, compassionate and highly personal climax will transform how you think about the meaning of ancestry and race. * Daniel E. Lieberman, Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University and author of The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health and Disease *\u003cbr\u003eWho We Are and How We Got Here dramatically revises our understanding of the deep history of our species in our African homeland and beyond. Reich's beautifully written book reads like a detective novel and demonstrates a hard truth that often makes many of us uncomfortable: not only are all human beings mixed, but our intuitive understanding of the evolution of the population structure of the world around us is not to be trusted. * Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Professor of Literature at Harvard University and Executive Producer of \"Finding Your Roots\" *\u003cbr\u003eIn just five years the study of ancient DNA has transformed our understanding of world prehistory. The geneticist David Reich, one of the pioneers in this field, here gives the brilliantly lucid first account of the resulting new view of human origins and of the later dispersals which went on to shape the modern world. * Colin Renfrew, Emeritus Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge *\u003cbr\u003eThis book will revolutionize our understanding of human prehistory. David Reich sheds new light on our past from the vantage of a sparkling new discipline-the analysis of ancient DNA. He places migration in the limelight, demonstrating that humans did not just evolve, they spread, often on dramatic scales. * Peter Bellwood, Professor of Archaeology at Australian National University *\u003cbr\u003eReich's book isn't just a collection of stories about the histories of human populations. It is a fascinating case study of scientific revolution ... Reich also has interesting things to say about the way his discipline has over the years been caught up in politics. * Steven Mithen, The London Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eWhole genome mapping hasn't just revolutionised our world, it has helped us rethink our past. * Simon Ings \u0026amp; Liz Else, New Scientist *\u003cbr\u003eA hugely important book and essential reading. * Edward Biddulph, Current Archaeology *\u003cbr\u003eThe Harvard professor [Reich], who is 43, was recently highlighted by the journal Nature as one of 10 people who mattered in all of science for his role in transforming the field of ancient DNA from \"niche pursuit to industrial process\". * Paul Rincon, BBC News *\u003cbr\u003eThe work in [Reich's] lab has reshaped our understanding of human prehistory ... He and his colleagues have shed light on the peopling of the planet and the spread of agriculture, among other momentous events. * Carl Zimmer, The New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eReich's intellectual curiosity and passion for research shine through every page of his book ... This book is required reading for everyone interested in an up-to-date account of the spellbinding story of human prehistory. * Debbie Kennett, Who Do You Think You Are? *\u003cbr\u003eI learned a good deal from this book, and I encourage others to do the same. * Bernard Wood, Current Biology *\u003cbr\u003eIt is an incredibly exciting overview of a revolution in the making. * Leon Vlieger, The Inquisitive Biologist *\u003cbr\u003eWho We Are and How We Got Here is both comprehensive and exceptionally well-written ... 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From genetic codes, programs, and blueprints, to cell factories, survival of the fittest, the tree of life, selfish genes, and ecological niches, to genome editing with CRISPR''s molecular scissors, metaphors are ubiquitous and vital components of the modern life sciences. But how exactly do metaphors help scientists to understand the objects they study? How can they mislead both scientists and laypeople alike? And what should we all understand about the implications of science''s reliance on metaphorical speech and thought for objective knowledge and adequate public policy informed by science? This book will literally help you to better understand the metaphorical dimensions of science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What a timely book this is! It is precisely because biology has made such striking advances in recent years that its stock of metaphors is due for a clinical check-up. 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