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How Culture Makes Us Human : Primate Evolution And The Formation Of Human Societies
Paperback Edition: 1
What separates modern humans from our primate cousins--are we a mere blink in the march of evolution, or does human culture represent the definitive evolutionary turn?
Dwight Read explores the dilemma in this engaging, thought-provoking book, taking readers through an evolutionary odyssey from our primate beginnings through the development of culture and social organisation. He assesses the two major trends in this field: one that sees us as a logical culmination of primate evolution, arguing that the rudiments of culture exist in primates and even magpies, and another that views the human transition as so radical that the primate model provides no foundation for understanding human dynamics. Expertly synthesising a wide body of evidence from the anthropological and life sciences in accessible prose, Read's book will interest a broad readership from experts to undergraduate students and the general public.
Pages : 176
Publisher : Left Coast Press Inc
Publication date : 2011-10-31
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, Science And Technology, Anthropology/archaeology, Biology, Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography, Evolution