Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION TO THE ALDINETRANSACTION EDITION; PREFACE; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF TABLES; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE ABNORMAL HEMOGLOBINS AND THALASSEMIA; III. THE GLUCOSES-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; IV. THE POPULATION GENETICS OF THE RED CELL DEFECTS; V. SELECTION FOR THE RED CELL DEFECTS; VI. EASTERN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC; VII. INDIA, TIBET, PAKISTAN, AND CEYLON; VIII. THE MIDDLE EAST AND EUROPE; IX. NORTH AND WEST AFRICA; X. CENTRAL AND EAST AFRICA; XI. THE AMERICAS; XII. CONCLUSIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY