The Growth of Humanity
Foundation of Human Biology
The Growth of Humanity Barry Bogin The growth of human populations
and human physical growth are intimately related, and their
combined study links several fields including anthropology,
demography, economics, and history. The Growth of Humanity provides
an introduction to key concepts, methods of research, and essential
discoveries in the fields of human demography and human growth and
development, particularly in relation to disease, nutrition, and
aging. This book explains the evolution and significance of human
life history, especially human childhood and adolescence, and shows
how new stages of human development lead inextricably to the growth
of the entire human population. Providing a comprehensive and
exciting biocultural perspective into the uses of demography in the
real world, this first volume in the new Wiley series, Foundations
of Human Biology, explains how and why the way people grow leads to
greater human reproductive success than that of any other mammal.
Written in an appealing, accessible style, The Growth of Humanity
reviews such topics as:
* How populations grow: history, methods, and principles of
demography
* Basic principles of human growth and development
* Evolution of human life history
* Food, demography, and growth
* Migration and human health
* Anthropometric history
* The aging of humanity
* And much more
The Growth of Humanity is appropriate as an introduction for
graduate students and advanced undergraduates studying human
growth/development and demography while also proving to be a
fascinating read for demographers, anthropologists, and human
biologists.
Series Introduction.
Of Populations and People.
How Populations Grow: History, Methods, and Principles of Demography.
How People Grow.
Evolution of the Human Life History.
Food, Demography, and Growth.
Migration and Human Health.
Growth of Humanity.
The Aging of Humanity.
Glossary.
References.
Index.
bards, Bogin...shows that both the human population and the human
body are getting larger, and argues that the two phenomena are
intimately linked..." (Reference & Research Book News, Vol. 16,
No. 3, August 2001)
"...this book would be a wonderful text...it could be used for a
wide array of courses...reflects the breadth of human biological
research and...provides an important and exciting step in building
a much-needed theoretical framework..." (American Journal of Human
Biology, Vol. 1, January/February 2002)
"...excellent, skillfully written volume...It will serve as a
valuable textbook for many courses...In fact, anyone with
intellectual curiosity about the biological and social history of
human populations will find a wealth of authoritative
information...a novel approach to many subjects familiar to
demographers, evolutionists, developmental biologists, and other
life scientists. They should read it." (The Quarterly Review of
Biology, June 2002)
this book should be an integral part of reading lists of all
population-related courses (Population and Development Review, Vol.
28, No. 3, June 2002)
The Growth of Humanity provides a unique and compelling perspective
on human demography by placing it firmly in the broader context of
human ecology and biology. It is a beautifully written work that
should be equally stimulating to students, teachers, and anyone
interested in either the human past or the human future. -- Peter
T. Ellison, Harvard College Profesor of Anthropology, Harvard
University, and author of On Fertile Ground
This text will provide students with a broad vision of the
interactions between the growth of humans (in size) and the growth
of humankind (in numbers). It is written in the matter-of-fact
style that characterizes Bogin's work, and is full of great
examples. -- Darna L. Dufour, Chair, Anthropology Department,
University of Colorado, Boulder
