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Becoming Human - Evolution and Human Uniqueness (Paperback, New Ed) Loot Price: R923
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Becoming Human - Evolution and Human Uniqueness (Paperback, New Ed): Ian Tattersall

Becoming Human - Evolution and Human Uniqueness (Paperback, New Ed)

Ian Tattersall

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In terms of science, there isn't really anything new in this overview of how we got to be the way we are. However, Tattersall, who works at the American Museum of Natural History, manages to encapsulate a great deal of information about evolution in general and human origins in particular in a neat package that places emphasis on how we differ from other animals. Gratifyingly concise compared with some of the evolutionary tomes around today and well worth reading even if you are familiar with the likes of Daniel Dennett and Steven Pinker. (Kirkus UK)
One of the traits that distinguishes us from our nearest relatives is our curiosity about the origins of our species. In this new paperback, Ian Tattersall (author of The Fossil Trail) discusses human uniqueness, investigating the origins of those characteristics and processes that so clearly distinguish human beings, such as creativity, language, and consciousness. Taking the reader around the world, stopping in France to examine 30,000-year-old cave paintings, in Africa to see where our earliest ancestors left their bones, and in remote forests to spy on our closest living relatives, the great apes, Tattersall uncovers what it is that makes us really different and what the future might hold for our species.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 2000
Authors: Ian Tattersall (Curator, Department of Anthropology)
Dimensions: 196 x 129 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: New Ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-286214-3
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Evolution
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LSN: 0-19-286214-6
Barcode: 9780192862143

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