Human Evolution
Our Brains and Behavior
New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Format: Book
Description: 415 pages ; 25 cm
"This book covers the psychological aspects of human evolution with a table of contents ranging from prehistoric times to modern days. Dunbar focuses on an aspect of evolution that has typically been overshadowed by the archaeological record: the biological, neurological, and genetic changes that occurred with each "transition" in the evolutionary narrative"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
What we have to explain -- The bases of primate sociality -- The essential framework -- The first transition: the australopithecines -- The second transition: early Homo -- The third transition: archaic humans -- The fourth transition: modern humans -- How kinship, language and culture came to be -- The fifth transition: the Neolithic and beyond.
ISBN:
9780190616786 (hardback)
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SCIENCE Evolution Dun | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.