Traditional Peoples Today is the concluding volume of The Illustrated History of Humankind, the landmark, Australian-produced, five-volume series that recreates the epic story of human development - from the origins of the species to this remarkable final exploration of the contemporary lives of traditional peoples around the world.

Traditional Peoples Today follows humanity's family tree into today's global village. Through the living voices of Australian Aborigines, Arctic survivors, North American Indians, and others, an international, multidisciplinary team of scholars and scientists explores the fate of traditional cultures in the era of global communication.

Anticipating the history of the future, Traditional Peoples Today concludes with varied and intriguing speculations on the future of our species, looking at cities of the future, where urban centers will grow into each other to form vast metropolitan areas, and also at the evolution of sex differences.