Ian Tattersall, curator emeritus in the American Museum of Natural History, is also the author of Paleontology: A Brief History of Life (Templeton Press, 2010), The Fossil Trail: How We Know What We Think We Know about Human Evolution (Oxford University Press, 2009), and The World from Beginnings to 4000 BCE (Oxford University Press, 2008).||Ron DeSalle is a curator at the American Museum of Natural History in the Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics. He curated the American Museum of Natural History’s new Hall of Human Origins (2006) and has written more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific publications and several books. Tattersall and DeSalle recently coauthored Human Origins: What Bones and Genomes Tell Us about Ourselves (Texas A&M University Press, 2007)
"In the footsteps of Haddon and Huxley, a prominent anthropologist
and a prominent evolutionary geneticist have teamed up to give us a
powerful scientific critique of the commonsensical idea of race.
Distinguished scholars and skilled communicators, Ian Tattersall
and Rob DeSalle show clearly how "race" simply cannot be used as a
synonym for "human biological diversity". In the age of genomics,
this partnership of intellectual specialties is particularly
valuable, and the result is a splendid testament to the merits of
trans-disciplinary collaborations."--Jon Marks, Department of
Anthropology, University of North Carolina-Charlotte--
(03/31/2011)
"If you think you understand what 'race' is, read this book!"--Ian
Paulsen, Birdbooker Report, The Guardian-- (11/07/2011)
"Tattersall and DeSalle argue that not only are the differences
between the classically defined "races" very superficial, they are
also of suprisingly recent origin...The diversity among us has
risen in a blink of evolution's eye...began to reverse as formerly
isolated human groups came back into contact and
interbred...Tattersall and DeSalle confront those industries head
on and in no uncertain terms, arguing that "race-based medicene"
and "race-based genomics" are deeply flawed."--Jan Sapp, professor
in the biology department at York University in Toronto, American
Scientist-- (02/17/2012)
"This well-written, enjoyable book should be suitable for a broad
range of readers interested in human diversity, its origins, and
its future."--S.D. Stout, Choice-- (02/29/2012)
"Race? is an accessible primer on much of the biological theory
relevant to the question of race...this book appeals to both
general readers and students of biology, anthropology, and the
history and philosophy of science as a valuable, if incomplete,
overview of the topic's major themes."--Paul Mitchell, Expedition--
(11/29/2012)
"In Race? Debunking a Scientific Myth, they [the authors] dismantle
the biological notion of race...the authors argue that a valid
justification for the concept of race does not exist...that all the
variations we characterize as 'racial' accumulated over a
relatively short time span...an informative, well-researched, and
well-written contribution to the scientific, intellectual (and even
mundane) discourse on the lingering problem of race."--Okori Uneke,
International Social Science Review
-- (05/12/2013)
"Tattersall and DeSalle expertly and clearly summarize the
scientific findings that provide the best evidence about the
insignificance of race. They also survey, usefully and succinctly,
the history of ideas about race from the Enlightenment through the
genome project. Summarizing current biological and archaeological
work, Tattersall and DeSalle note that all humans have a genetic
make-up nearly 100 percent African in Origin." -- Victorian
Studies-- (10/08/2014)
"This is a helpful book for anyone who wants a short, accurate and
scholarly appraisal of race as a concept . . . Students in both
anthropology and human genetic courses will benefit from the
discussions this book will provide."--Quarterly Review of
Biology--Quarterly Review of Biology
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