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Book SynopsisThe Growth of Humanity Barry Bogin The growth of human populations and human physical growth are intimately related, and their combined study links several fields including anthropology, demography, economics, and history.
Trade Review"...using historical and archaeological evidence unavailable to the bards, Bogin...shows that both the human population and the human body are getting larger, and argues that the two phenomena are intimately linked..." (Reference & Research Book News, Vol. 16, No. 3, August 2001)
"...this book would be a wonderful text...it could be used for a wide array of courses...reflects the breadth of human biological research and...provides an important and exciting step in building a much-needed theoretical framework..." (American Journal of Human Biology, Vol. 1, January/February 2002)
"...excellent, skillfully written volume...It will serve as a valuable textbook for many courses...In fact, anyone with intellectual curiosity about the biological and social history of human populations will find a wealth of authoritative information...a novel approach to many subjects familiar to demographers, evolutionists, developmental biologists, and other life scientists. They should read it." (The Quarterly Review of Biology, June 2002)
this book should be an integral part of reading lists of all population-related courses (Population and Development Review, Vol. 28, No. 3, June 2002)
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments.
Series Introduction.
Of Populations and People.
How Populations Grow: History, Methods, and Principles of Demography.
How People Grow.
Evolution of the Human Life History.
Food, Demography, and Growth.
Migration and Human Health.
Growth of Humanity.
The Aging of Humanity.
Glossary.
References.
Index.
