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Origin of Humankind

Name: Origin of Humankind
Brand: Basic Books
SKU: 9780465053131
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Contributors:

Richard Leakey

Publisher:

Basic Books

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Science

Book Subcategory:

Life Sciences, Reference

Book Topic:

Evolution

Series:

Science Masters Series

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Release Date:

1996-08-23

ISBN 13:

9780465053131

Weight:

0.45 lbs

Size:

7.98 x 5.20 x 0.45 inches

Pages:

190

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"The name Leakey is synonymous with the study of human origins," wrote The 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 Humankind is 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.

About the Author
Richard Leakey is the author of People of the Lake, The Making of Mankind, One Life, Conservation: Save the Elephants, Origins, and Origins Reconsidered (the latter two with Roger Lewin).

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