The late 20th Century has witnessed a resurgence of racial, ethnic and nationalist loyalties throughout the world. The intensity of these loyalties vary considerably, ranging from symbolic ethnicity to chauvinistic nationalisms and ethnic warfare, but everywhere they are asserted as key criteria for[...]

Leading geneticist and television personality Wells uses cutting-edge science to rewrite the fascinating story of man's early ancestors, as seen in the companion PBS/National Geographic special.[...]

This new book by Spencer Wells, the internationally known geneticist, anthropologist, author, and director of the Genographic Project, focuses on the seminal event in human history: mankind's decision to become farmers rather than hunter-gatherers.
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