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Loading... Min europeiska familj : de senaste 54 000 åren (edition 2016)by Karin Bojs
Work InformationMy European family : the first 54,000 years by Karin Bojs
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I approached this book as being a general history of how the story of human migration has been informed by the new advances in DNA analysis, and there is a lot of this in this book, but what one really has here is the author's memoir of studying her own family history with an added consideration of how Swedes have thought about themselves as a people. ( ) An interesting book, written by a Swedish science journalist, telling the story of human migration and settlement in Europe generally, and Sweden in particular. While the concept is good, and the inclusion of recent DNA testing research is informative, I found the result a little dissatisfying. The author is clearly not trained in the science, and while that is not necessarily a disqualification from writing on the topic, it needs to be handled with some care. I was uncomfortable with the author deciding between two opposing theories based on "in my opinion". Better to show why one side of the argument has the stronger basis, or higher probability or whatever. But, in the end, I was happy to have read the book. Read Oct 2017 no reviews | add a review
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"Karin Bojs grew up in a small, broken family. At her mother's funeral she felt this more keenly than ever. As a science journalist, she was eager to learn more about herself, her family and the interconnectedness of society using DNA research. After all, we're all related. And in a sense, we are all family. My European Family tells the story of Europe and its people through its genetic legacy, from the first wave of immigration to the present day, weaving in the latest archaeological findings. Karin goes deep in search of her genealogy; by having her DNA sequenced she was able to trace the path of her ancestors back through the Viking and Bronze ages to the Neolithic and beyond into prehistory, even back to a time when Neanderthals ran the show. Travelling to dozens of countries to follow the story, she learns about early farmers in the Middle East, flute-playing cavemen in Germany and France, and a whole host of other fascinating characters. This book looks at genetics from a uniquely pan-European perspective, with the author meeting dozens of geneticists, historians and archaeologists in the course of her research. The genes of this seemingly ordinary modern European woman have a fascinating story to tell, and in many ways it is the true story of Europe. At a time when politics is pushing nations apart, this book shows that, ultimately, our genes will always bind us together."--Jacket. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)599.938Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Mammals Humans Genetics, evolution, development EvolutionLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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