Histories of American Physical Anthropology in the Twentieth Century

Histories of American Physical Anthropology in the Twentieth Century chronicles the history of physical anthropology_or as it is now known biological anthropology_from its professional origins in the late 1800 up to its modern transformation in the late 1900s. In this edited volume 13 contributors trace the development of people ideas traditions and organizations that contributed to the advancement of this branch of anthropology that focuses today on human variation and human evolution.