Human Evolution
John Hawks(Author)
Pearson (Publisher)
Book
Paperback/Softback
560 pages
978-0-205-36090-1 (ISBN)
Description
Human Evolution is a comprehensive, balanced, and contemporary introduction to evolutionary theory, genetic methods, and predictive models, and their applications to burning questions about the evolution of our species. Unlike other human evolution texts, Hawks provides a balanced discussion of the latest debates within human evolution, clarifying for students the various perspectives. These debates include multiregionalism vs. the African replacement model (monogenesis), language origins, sexual selection and behavioral evolution, the transition to modern humans, and the use of predictive evolutionary models. Hawks also offers superior coverage of genetics, anatomy and the fossil record, and archaeology
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-205-36090-1 (9780205360901)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. Studying the Past
2. How Evolution Happens
3. Phylogenetics
4. Primate Behavior and Living Primates
5. Hominoid Evolution and the Fossil Apes
6. Earliest Hominids
7. Australopithecines
8. Australopithecine Diversification and the Habilines
9. The First Humans
10. Middle Pleistocene Humans
11. Late Pleistocene Humans and the Neandertals
12. Humans of the Modern Transition
13. Language and Culture
14. Human Racial Variation
2. How Evolution Happens
3. Phylogenetics
4. Primate Behavior and Living Primates
5. Hominoid Evolution and the Fossil Apes
6. Earliest Hominids
7. Australopithecines
8. Australopithecine Diversification and the Habilines
9. The First Humans
10. Middle Pleistocene Humans
11. Late Pleistocene Humans and the Neandertals
12. Humans of the Modern Transition
13. Language and Culture
14. Human Racial Variation