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The origin of humankind

Science masters series

by Leakey Richard E.

Synopsis

“The name Leakey is synonymous with the study of human origins,” wroteThe New York Times.The renowned family of paleontologists—Louis Leakey, Mary Leakey, and their son Richard Leakey—has vastly expanded our understanding of human evolution.The Origin of Humankindis Richard Leakey’s personal view of the development of Homo Sapiens. At the heart of his new picture of evolution is the introduction of a heretical notion: once the first apes walked upright, the evolution of modern humans became possible and perhaps inevitable. From this one evolutionary step comes all the other evolutionary refinements and distinctions that set the human race apart from the apes. In fascinating sections on how and why modern humans developed a social organization, culture, and personal behavior, Leakey has much of interest to say about the development of art, language, and human consciousness.

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Book Information

Copyright year 1994
ISBN-13 9780465031351
ISBN-10 0465031358
Class Copyright
Publisher BasicBooks
Subject SCIENCE;SOCIAL SCIENCE
File Size 0 MB
Number of Pages 171
Shelf No. FB860