
Debating Humankind's Place in Nature, 1860-2000
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An historical approach - Establishes for students the nature of paleoanthropology through the historical development of the field from 1860 through 2000 and shows students that paleoanthropology is a remarkably progressive field..
A focus on the debates in the field of human evolution (especially the phylogenetic or genealogical debates)-
Analyzes four distinct debates, presented separately from their inception to the present: 1) Humankind's place among the primates; 2) The place of the australopithecines relative to the human line; 3) Debates on human phylogeny proper; 4) Proposed scenarios of hominization.
Presentation and analysis of the viewpoints of over 150 scholars - Gives students a valuable reference work for the future (includes over 1200 references in the bibliography) as well as a comprehensive text for today.
For junior/senior courses in Human Evolution and Paleoanthropology in Anthropology departments.
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I. A SYNTHESIS OF APPROACHES TO HUMAN EVOLUTION, 1860-1890.
2. Comparative Anatomy.
3. The Human Fossil Record.
II. COMPETING APPROACHES TO HUMAN EVOLUTION, 1890-1935.
4. Primate Phylogeny.
5. Human Phylogeny.
III. TOWARD THE MODERN RESEARCH STRUCTURE IN PALEOANTHROPOLOGY, 1935-2000.
6. The Constriction of Human Phylogenetic Hypothesis, 1935-1950.
7. Primate Phylogeny, 1935-1965.
8. The Place of the Australopithecines, 1925-1965.
9. Human Phylogeny, 1950-1965.
10. Primate and Human Phylogeny, 1965-2000.
11. The Nature of Paleoanthropology.
Chapter Notes.
Biographical Appendix.
References.
Index
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