Self-Made Man: Human Evolution From Eden to Extinction?

Kingdon, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 0471159603 / ISBN 13: 9780471159605

Editore: Wiley, 1996

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"One of the most original and illuminating of books on human evolution." — Alison Jolly Princeton Universit

Human Evolution from Eden to Extinction

"A major achievement . . . rich and bursting at the seams." — Elspeth Huxle

"A deeply personal, challenging, and important book." — Roger Lewin The New Scientis

"With the eyes of an artist and the mind of a scientist, Kingdon gazes into the past." — Times Literary Supplemen

"A provocative and lively saga of human origins." — Publishers Weekl

"Thought-provoking, information-packed fare for general readers as well as paleoanthropology buffs. — Kirkus Review

Informazioni sull?autore: JONATHAN KINGDON is Professor of Zoology at Oxford University and an internationally known expert on evolution. As a research scientist in primatology and evolutionary biology at Oxford and the CSIRO Tropical Forest Research Centre in Atherton, Australia, Mr. Kingdon is a regular visitor to Africa and the Middle East. He is the 1980 recipient of Britain's Stamford Raffles Medal and the 1991 recipient of the Sir Peter Kent Conservation Book Prize. Mr. Kingdon's previous books include East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa, Island Africa, and Arabian Mammals: A Natural History.

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Titolo: Self-Made Man: Human Evolution From Eden to ...
Casa editrice: Wiley
Data di pubblicazione: 1996
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: good