How Humans Adapt: A Biocultural Odyssey

By Donald J. Ortner

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874747252
• ISBN13: 9780874747256
• Release Date: March 1983
• Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"