Stevenson presents concise entries describing the development of physical anthropological concepts, followed by bibliographies including most of the major works in the field.
Preface List of Concepts The Dictionary Indexes
JOAN C. STEVENSON is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Western Washington University. She has published articles in journals such as Human Biology, International Journal of Anthropology, and American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
.,."this volume will prove useful to those new to the field and
will be a basic review for the more knowledgeable."-ARBA
?...this volume will prove useful to those new to the field and
will be a basic review for the more knowledgeable.?-ARBA
?This dictionary describes 74 terms that Stevenson (anthropology,
Western Washington University) considers to be the most important
concepts from the discipline of physical anthropology. Terms were
selected from introductory textbooks on the subject, and entries
give the current meaning for each concept, a longer description of
its development (which reads like a literature review), a list of
references cited, and additional sources of information. Name and
subject indexes follow. The concepts are very broad in nature. As
is characteristic of dictionaries in this series, the reader is
referred to a wealth of major writings on each concept and on
important subtopics....Unique in its mission and
coverage.?-Choice
..."this volume will prove useful to those new to the field and
will be a basic review for the more knowledgeable."-ARBA
"This dictionary describes 74 terms that Stevenson (anthropology,
Western Washington University) considers to be the most important
concepts from the discipline of physical anthropology. Terms were
selected from introductory textbooks on the subject, and entries
give the current meaning for each concept, a longer description of
its development (which reads like a literature review), a list of
references cited, and additional sources of information. Name and
subject indexes follow. The concepts are very broad in nature. As
is characteristic of dictionaries in this series, the reader is
referred to a wealth of major writings on each concept and on
important subtopics....Unique in its mission and coverage."-Choice
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