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BIOHISTOIRE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-09-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Evolution (Biology)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- biohistory 1, record 1, English, biohistory
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Évolution (Biologie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bio-histoire
1, record 1, French, bio%2Dhistoire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- biohistoire 1, record 1, French, biohistoire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Histoire de l'espèce humaine liée à son évolution biologique. 1, record 1, French, - bio%2Dhistoire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Evolución (Biología)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- biohistoria
1, record 1, Spanish, biohistoria
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-01-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Evolution (Biology)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- biohistory
1, record 2, English, biohistory
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- biological history 2, record 2, English, biological%20history
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The geneticist speaks of "history" in much the way Boas speaks of "evolution". We have then, the biohistory of man, as well as his cultural history ... 1, record 2, English, - biohistory
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The study of man's biological history means precisely the same thing as the study of human evolution, and it does not carry the suggestion of inevitable trend or progress toward some desired goal. 2, record 2, English, - biohistory
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Évolution (Biologie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- biohistoire
1, record 2, French, biohistoire
see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Histoire de l'espèce humaine liée à son évolution biologique. 1, record 2, French, - biohistoire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Car on y voit s'y formuler en toute clarté les questions d'une "bio-histoire" qui ne serait plus l'histoire unitaire et méthodologique de l'espèce humaine à travers le temps et une "bio-politique" qui ne serait plus celle des partages, des conservations et des hiérarchies mais celle de la communication et du polymorphisme. (MONDE, 1976, 10, 17/18, page 5). 1, record 2, French, - biohistoire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Préférer la graphie en un mot, sans trait d'union. 1, record 2, French, - biohistoire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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