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Third chimpanzee for young people : on the evolution and future of the human animal /

Refelects on the puzzle of human revolution, on where we came from and where we may be heading.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stefoff, Rebecca, 1951-
Other Authors: Diamond, Jared M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Seven Stories Press, [2014]
Edition:Seven Stories Press first edition.
Subjects:
Human evolution > Juvenile literature.
Social evolution > Juvenile literature.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Juvenile literature.
Human evolution.
Social evolution.
Evolution.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Table of 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?.