Third chimpanzee for young people : on the evolution and future of the human animal
Title:
Third chimpanzee for young people : on the evolution and future of the human animal
Author:
Stefoff, Rebecca, 1951-
Personal Author:
Edition:
Seven Stories Press first edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Seven Stories Press, [2014]
©2014
Physical Description:
xiii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Summary:
Refelects on the puzzle of human revolution, on where we came from and where we may be heading.
General Note:
Adapted from Jared M. Diamond's The third chimpanzee.
Includes index.
Language:
English
Contents:
A tale of three chimps -- The great leap forward -- Human sexuality -- The origin of human races -- Why do we grow old and die? -- The mystery of language -- Animal origins of art -- Agriculture, for better and worse -- Why do we smoke, drink, and use dangerous drugs? -- Alone in a crowded universe -- The last first contacts -- Accidental conquerors -- In black and white -- The golden age that never was -- Blitzkrieg and thanksgiving in the new world -- The second cloud -- Afterword nothing learned, everything forgotten?.
Subject Term:
ISBN:
9781609805227
9781609806118
Format :
Book
