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The ascent of man. An introduction to human evolution
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and H. V. Hen@cman. Inert gas narcosis and animals under high pressuroK. W. M&r. Human respiration under increased pressures-E. H. Lanfihier. Prcsmre and the rhythmic behaviour ofinshore marine animalsE. Naylor and R. J. A. Atkinson. Pressure discrimination in telcost &h-J. H. S. BIaxter and P. Tyfln. Detection of small changes in hydrostatic pressures by Crustacea and its relation to electrode action in the A. Kitching. cuticle-P. S. B. Digby. The effects of pressure on organisms: a summary of progress-J. Abstracts of papers read at a discwsion section: Hydrostatic pressure and membrane permeability-A. Pt?queu.x. Effects of high hydrostatic pressure on transformation in Naeglcria gmbcri4. R. Todd. In vitro and ia viva studies of the effects of high hydrostatic pressures on chick embryonic organs-K. Ha&n, C. Men&l, M. Reeb and J. F. Grcnier.
The Meaning of Race South By P. V. Tobias. 1972 (2nd ed.). Johannesburg: African Institute of Race Relations. A Vol. in-16”, 48 pp., bibl. Paper. Price unknown.
This is the revised and enlarged edition of Professor Tobias’ small book on the significance and implications of race in contemporary world.
Introduction. The De&&ion of Race. Races of Mankind. The Genetic Basis of Race. Are there Superior and Inferior Races? Race and Culture. Race and Mental Differences. Race and Intelligence: Jensen’s Hypothesis. Race and Intelligence: Critique of Jensen’s Views. Race and Intelligence: the Determination of Heritability. Race and Intelligence: Summation. Purity ofRace. Racial Hybridization. Summary and Conclusions. Postlude.
The Ascent of Man. An Introtluctlon to Human Evolution (The Macmillan Series in Physical Anthropology). By D. Pilbeam. 1972. New York: The Macmillan Company & London: Collier-Macmillan. Avol. in-8”, x + 212 pp., 95 figs, bibl., index. Paper $3.50.
Dr Pilbeam’s new book gives a fresh impulse to a synopsis of man’s physical evolution and to the understanding of the origins of his distinctive social behaviour.
Introduction. Primates. Pro&mians. New World monkeys. Old World monkeys and apes. The gibbons and siamangs. The great apes. Dryopithecines. Hominid Adaptatiom. The dental apparatus. The postcranial skeleton. The brain and behavior. Skin. Eariiost Homini&. Cigantojithecus. Onopithecus. Ramajitheotu. Hominid origins. South Afiicon &arly Hominids. Taung. Sterkfontein. Kromdraai. Swartkrans. Makapansgat. Summary of the South African hominids. East African Earb Honrinidr. Olduvai. Omo. Peninj.
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Garusi. Kanapoi.
Lothagam. Baringo. Pliocene-Pleistocene hominid evolution. MiaW PleistocenaHomiChina. Africa. Europe. Later Pleistwne Hot&ids. Southeast A&. Europe. Africa and Western Asia. Coaclusion.
nids. Indonesia.
Culture
Theory
(Foundations of Modern Anthropology Series). By D. Kaplan & R. A. Manners. 1972. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall. A vol. in-8’, xii + 212 pp., index. Paper Ll.55. The well-known authors of this book have attempted a critical survey of what seems to be the present range of theoretical interests in anthropology. This volume is a fit addition to the “Foundations of Modern Anthropology Series” and will be of use in introductory courses in anthropology and related subjects. contents Anthropology: Methodr and Issues in Theory Formation. The scope of anthropology. Relativism OS.comparison. The problem of defining theory. The relation between ethnological theory and ethnographic fact. Theoretical Orientations. General historical framework. Nineteenth-century evolutionism: a historical perspective. Contemporary evolutionism. Functionalism. History. Cultural ecology. Ty@ ofCulture Themy. Technoeconomics. Social structure. Ideology. Personality: social and psychobiological dimensions. Concluding remarks. Formal Analysis. Models as heuristic devices. Structuralism. The new ethnography. Epilogue: Some Old Themes and NW Directions. Anthropology in crisis. The traditional view. Criticisms of the traditional view. Future trends.
Laboratory Methods in Physical Anthropology By A. C. Swedlund & W. D. Wade. 1972. Prescott: Prescott College Press. A vol. in-4”, viii + 152 pp., figs, tabs, bibl. Paper Price unknown. This laboratory manual is suitable for a wide range of curricula in physical anthropology. It presents a comprehensive selection of techniques that are basic to the field of physical anthropology, according to a “population” approach. CoIltents Preface to the Instructor; Comments Regarding Studies of Fossil Man and Race. Skeletal Studies: Introduction. Skeletal Studies: The Archaeological Context. Skeletal Studies: Data Collection. Skeletal Studies : Paleodemography and Paleopathology. Histological Studies : The Nature of Bone, Skin and Blood. Studies of the Living: Traits of Unknown Inheritance. Studies of the Living: Traits of Known Inheritance. Studies of the Living: The Non-Human Primates. Analytical Tools: Statistical Concepts. Analytical Tools: Genetical Concepts. &ea& A: Stsplanmts: The Hand and Foot Skeleton. Dental Analysis. Age Estimation Based on Pubic Symphyses. The Construction of Mortality Curves and Life Tables. Staining of Bone. Karyotyping. Dermatoglyphics. Test for Secretor. The Muscles of Locomotion. Correlation and Regression. Appardir B : Equ.i@wnt and Su&&s.
NEWS
389
and H. V. Hen@cman. Inert gas narcosis and animals under high pressuroK. W. M&r. Human respiration under increased pressures-E. H. Lanfihier. Prcsmre and the rhythmic behaviour ofinshore marine animalsE. Naylor and R. J. A. Atkinson. Pressure discrimination in telcost &h-J. H. S. BIaxter and P. Tyfln. Detection of small changes in hydrostatic pressures by Crustacea and its relation to electrode action in the A. Kitching. cuticle-P. S. B. Digby. The effects of pressure on organisms: a summary of progress-J. Abstracts of papers read at a discwsion section: Hydrostatic pressure and membrane permeability-A. Pt?queu.x. Effects of high hydrostatic pressure on transformation in Naeglcria gmbcri4. R. Todd. In vitro and ia viva studies of the effects of high hydrostatic pressures on chick embryonic organs-K. Ha&n, C. Men&l, M. Reeb and J. F. Grcnier.
The Meaning of Race South By P. V. Tobias. 1972 (2nd ed.). Johannesburg: African Institute of Race Relations. A Vol. in-16”, 48 pp., bibl. Paper. Price unknown.
This is the revised and enlarged edition of Professor Tobias’ small book on the significance and implications of race in contemporary world.
Introduction. The De&&ion of Race. Races of Mankind. The Genetic Basis of Race. Are there Superior and Inferior Races? Race and Culture. Race and Mental Differences. Race and Intelligence: Jensen’s Hypothesis. Race and Intelligence: Critique of Jensen’s Views. Race and Intelligence: the Determination of Heritability. Race and Intelligence: Summation. Purity ofRace. Racial Hybridization. Summary and Conclusions. Postlude.
The Ascent of Man. An Introtluctlon to Human Evolution (The Macmillan Series in Physical Anthropology). By D. Pilbeam. 1972. New York: The Macmillan Company & London: Collier-Macmillan. Avol. in-8”, x + 212 pp., 95 figs, bibl., index. Paper $3.50.
Dr Pilbeam’s new book gives a fresh impulse to a synopsis of man’s physical evolution and to the understanding of the origins of his distinctive social behaviour.
Introduction. Primates. Pro&mians. New World monkeys. Old World monkeys and apes. The gibbons and siamangs. The great apes. Dryopithecines. Hominid Adaptatiom. The dental apparatus. The postcranial skeleton. The brain and behavior. Skin. Eariiost Homini&. Cigantojithecus. Onopithecus. Ramajitheotu. Hominid origins. South Afiicon &arly Hominids. Taung. Sterkfontein. Kromdraai. Swartkrans. Makapansgat. Summary of the South African hominids. East African Earb Honrinidr. Olduvai. Omo. Peninj.
390
BOOK
NEWS
Garusi. Kanapoi.
Lothagam. Baringo. Pliocene-Pleistocene hominid evolution. MiaW PleistocenaHomiChina. Africa. Europe. Later Pleistwne Hot&ids. Southeast A&. Europe. Africa and Western Asia. Coaclusion.
nids. Indonesia.
Culture
Theory
(Foundations of Modern Anthropology Series). By D. Kaplan & R. A. Manners. 1972. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall. A vol. in-8’, xii + 212 pp., index. Paper Ll.55. The well-known authors of this book have attempted a critical survey of what seems to be the present range of theoretical interests in anthropology. This volume is a fit addition to the “Foundations of Modern Anthropology Series” and will be of use in introductory courses in anthropology and related subjects. contents Anthropology: Methodr and Issues in Theory Formation. The scope of anthropology. Relativism OS.comparison. The problem of defining theory. The relation between ethnological theory and ethnographic fact. Theoretical Orientations. General historical framework. Nineteenth-century evolutionism: a historical perspective. Contemporary evolutionism. Functionalism. History. Cultural ecology. Ty@ ofCulture Themy. Technoeconomics. Social structure. Ideology. Personality: social and psychobiological dimensions. Concluding remarks. Formal Analysis. Models as heuristic devices. Structuralism. The new ethnography. Epilogue: Some Old Themes and NW Directions. Anthropology in crisis. The traditional view. Criticisms of the traditional view. Future trends.
Laboratory Methods in Physical Anthropology By A. C. Swedlund & W. D. Wade. 1972. Prescott: Prescott College Press. A vol. in-4”, viii + 152 pp., figs, tabs, bibl. Paper Price unknown. This laboratory manual is suitable for a wide range of curricula in physical anthropology. It presents a comprehensive selection of techniques that are basic to the field of physical anthropology, according to a “population” approach. CoIltents Preface to the Instructor; Comments Regarding Studies of Fossil Man and Race. Skeletal Studies: Introduction. Skeletal Studies: The Archaeological Context. Skeletal Studies: Data Collection. Skeletal Studies : Paleodemography and Paleopathology. Histological Studies : The Nature of Bone, Skin and Blood. Studies of the Living: Traits of Unknown Inheritance. Studies of the Living: Traits of Known Inheritance. Studies of the Living: The Non-Human Primates. Analytical Tools: Statistical Concepts. Analytical Tools: Genetical Concepts. &ea& A: Stsplanmts: The Hand and Foot Skeleton. Dental Analysis. Age Estimation Based on Pubic Symphyses. The Construction of Mortality Curves and Life Tables. Staining of Bone. Karyotyping. Dermatoglyphics. Test for Secretor. The Muscles of Locomotion. Correlation and Regression. Appardir B : Equ.i@wnt and Su&&s.