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Darwin's legacy [[electronic resource] ] : scenarios in human evolution / / Sue Taylor Parker and Karin Enstam Jaffe



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Autore: Parker Sue Taylor Visualizza persona
Titolo: Darwin's legacy [[electronic resource] ] : scenarios in human evolution / / Sue Taylor Parker and Karin Enstam Jaffe Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lanham, MD, : AltaMira Press, c2008
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (390 p.)
Disciplina: 599.93/8
Soggetto topico: Human evolution
Human beings - Evolution
Altri autori: JaffeKarin Enstam <1971->  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-242) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Darwin's legacy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-299-45344-9
1-4616-4766-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910779569003321
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Serie: African archaeology series.