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The Invisible History of the Human Race : How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures
Alfred Street (University of Auckland Store)
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The Invisible History of the Human Race : How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures
Paperback Edition: 1
We are doomed to repeat history if we fail to learn from it, but how are we affected by the forces that are invisible to us? What role does Neanderthal DNA play in our genetic makeup? How did the theory of eugenics embraced by Nazi
Germany first develop? How is trust passed down in Africa, and silence inherited in Tasmania? How are private companies like Ancestry.com uncovering, preserving and potentially editing the past?
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In The Invisible History of the Human Race, Christine Kenneally reveals that, remarkably, it is not only our biological history that is coded in our DNA, but also our social history. She breaks down myths of determinism and draws on cutting-edge research to explore how both historical artefacts and our DNA tell us where we have come from and where we may be going. Christine Kenneally's brilliant, ambitious work integrates cutting edge genetics with a deeply humanistic perspective on our personal and communal past. Transcending the usual intellectual silos, she shows how historical events became inscribed in DNA and how our ancestry casts riveting shadows onto the future.
Publisher : Black Inc.
Publication date : 2016-01-27
Subjects: Non-fiction, Lifestyle, Sport And Leisure, Popular Science, Science: General Issues