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By Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza and Francesco Cavalli-Sforza. 300 pp. Reading, Mass., Addison–Wesley, 1995. $27.50. ISBN 0-201-40755-8.

In this easy-to-read book for nonspecialists, L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza and his son Francesco tell the story of human diversity through an overview of the 40-year work of the elder Cavalli-Sforza. In contrast to The Bell Curve (R.J. Herrnstein and C. Murray. New York: Free Press, 1994), which has been scrutinized scientifically and politically for its account of genetic variation and racial differences in IQ, The Great Human Diasporas is a refreshing celebration of differences among humans.

L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza is primarily a population geneticist, whose collaborations with anthropologists, archeologists, and linguists have brought unparalleled richness to the study of evolution . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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