The Emergence of Humans: An Exploration of the Evolutionary Timeline - Brossura

Ash, Patricia J.; Robinson, David J.

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ISBN 10: 047001315X ISBN 13: 9780470013151

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2010

Riassunto

The Emergence of Humans is an accessible, informative introduction to the scientific study of human evolution. It takes the reader through time following the emergence of the modern human species Homo sapiens from primate roots. Acknowledging the controversy surrounding the interpretation of the fossil record, the authors present a balanced approach in an effort to do justice to different views.

Each chapter covers a significant time period of evolutionary history and includes relevant techniques from other disciplines that have applications to the field of human evolution. Self-assessment questions linked to learning outcomes are provided for each chapter, together with further reading and reference to key sources in the primary literature. The book will thus be effective both as a conventional textbook and for independent study.

Written by two authors with a wealth of teaching experience The Emergence of Humans will prove invaluable to students in the biological and natural sciences needing a clear, balanced introduction to the study of human evolution.

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Recensione

"But few current volumes offer the flexibility inherent in thesheer comprehensiveness of The Emergence of Humans. In thisremarkably compact volume, Ash and Robinson, both of whom teach atthe U.K.′s Open University, cover (in varying depth) virtuallyeverything that a focused course in this subject might want toaddress, while avoiding related areas of anthropology." (TheQuarterly Review of Biology, 1 March 2011)

"The Emergence of Humans is an accessible, informativeintroduction to the scientific study of human evolution. . .written by two authors with a wealth of teaching experience TheEmergence of Humans will prove invaluable to students in thebiological and natural sciences needing a clear, balancedintroduction to the study of human evolution.  Recommendation:would make a good undergraduate level textbook." (The BirdbookerReport, 16 November 2010)
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L'autore

Dr. Patricia J. Ash, The Open University in the South, UK and Dr. David J. Robinson<.strong>, Department of Life Sciences, The Open University, UK.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 047001315X
• ISBN 13: 9780470013151
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 324