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UNINA9910821134403321 |
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Autore |
Parker Sue Taylor |
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Titolo |
Darwin's legacy : scenarios in human evolution / / Sue Taylor Parker and Karin Enstam Jaffe |
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Lanham, MD, : AltaMira Press, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-45344-9 |
1-4616-4766-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (390 p.) |
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Collana |
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African archaeology series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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JaffeKarin Enstam <1971-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Human evolution |
Human beings - Evolution |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-242) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Sidebars; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Background; 1 Scenarios in Human Evolution: Science or Fiction?; 2 Guidelines for Modeling Human Evolution; 3 Who Were Our Ancestors?; Part II: Origins Models; 4 Origins of Human Subsistence; 5 Origins of Bipedalism; 6 Origins of Human Life History; 7 Origins of Human Bodily Displays; 8 Origins of Language; 9 Origins of Human Mentality; 10 Origins of Cultures; Epilogue: What about Bonobos?; References; Index; About the Authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Darwin's Legacy provides a fascinating history of ideas about human evolution, which have been developed and debated since Darwin published The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex in 1871. |
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