Legacy: a genetic history of the Jewish people
By: Harry Ostrer
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780195379617
Subjects: Origin; Jews; Identity
Description: Who are the Jews-- a race, a people, a religious group? Osterer offers readers an entirely fresh perspective on the Jewish people and their history, with a cutting-edge portrait of population genetics, a field which may soon take its place as a pillar of group identity alongside shared spirituality, shared social values, and a shared cultural legacy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Looking Jewish; title: Founders; title: Genealogies; title: Tribes; title: Traits; title: Identity.