{"product_id":"ancestors-identity-and-dna-in-the-levant-hardcover","title":"Ancestors: Identity and DNA in the Levant - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePierre Zalloua\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNassim Nicholas Taleb\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn eye-opening investigation into ancestry and origins in the Middle East that synthesizes thousands of years of genetic history in the region to question what it means to be indigenous to any land\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAncestors \u003c\/i\u003etranscends geography to launch an eye-opening inquiry into the relationship of genetics and identity. It's a transformational read for us all.\"--Jason Roberts, author of \u003ci\u003eEvery Living Thing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Sense of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn recent years, genetic testing has become easily available to consumers across the globe, making it relatively simple to find out where your ancestors came from. But what do these test results actually tell us about ourselves? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAncestors, \u003c\/i\u003e Pierre Zalloua, a leading authority on population genetics, argues that these test results have led to a dangerous oversimplification of what one's genetic heritage means. Genetic ancestry has become conflated with anthropological categories such as \"origin,\" \"ethnicity,\" and even \"race\" in spite of the complexities that underlie these concepts. And nowhere is this interplay more important and more controversial, Zalloua writes, than in the Levant--an ancient region known as one of the cradles of civilization and that now includes Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and parts of Turkey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Lebanon, Zalloua grew up surrounded by people for whom the question of identity was a matter of life or death. Building on years of research, he tells a rich and compelling history of the Levant through the framework of genetics that spans from one hundred thousand years ago, when humans first left Africa, to the twenty-first century and modern nation-states. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA timely, paradigm-shifting investigation into ancestry and origins in the Middle East, \u003ci\u003eAncestors\u003c\/i\u003e ultimately reframes what it means to be indigenous to \u003ci\u003eany \u003c\/i\u003eland--urging us to reshape how we think about home, belonging, and where culture really comes from.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePierre Zalloua\u003c\/b\u003e is a population geneticist focusing primarily on the eastern Mediterranean. He has a Ph.D. in genetics from the University of California, Davis. He has held academic positions at Harvard University, Khalifa University, the American University of Beirut, and the Lebanese American University and has authored or co-authored more than 180 peer-reviewed manuscripts. He is featured in a documentary film about his work produced by National Geographic entitled \u003ci\u003eQuest for the Phoenicians.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.7 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978235248941,"sku":"9780593730904","price":29.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/meBIuU02bA9780593730904.webp?v=1775801182","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/ancestors-identity-and-dna-in-the-levant-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}