MARC record from Internet Archive

LEADER: 05427cam 2200625 a 4500
001 ocm28292297
003 OCoLC
005 20191210223223.0
008 930527s1993 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 93011316
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$dYAM$dJBO$dBAKER$dBTCTA$dYDXCP$dGEBAY$dOCLCQ$dPSM$dOCLCF$dOCLCQ$dOCLCO$dOCLCQ$dT7F$dLNC$dDHA
020 $a0471305383$q(cloth ;$qacid-free paper)
020 $a9780471305385$q(cloth ;$qacid-free paper)
020 $a0671711407$q(cloth)
020 $a9780671711405$q(cloth)
020 $a0471159603
020 $a9780471159605
035 $a(OCoLC)28292297
037 $aa$blf
050 00 $aGN281$b.K49 1993
082 00 $a573.2$220
084 $a569.9
100 1 $aKingdon, Jonathan.
245 10 $aSelf-made man :$bhuman evolution from Eden to extinction? /$cJonathan Kingdon.
260 $aNew York :$bWiley,$c1993.
300 $axiii, 369 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $a"Originally published in 1993 in Great Britain ... under the title Self-made man and his undoing"--Title page verso.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 339-354) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: A Beginning -- 1. Before the Wise Men -- 2. Eden and After -- 3. Adam Abroad -- 4. From Nuts and Mega-Meat to Clams and Yams -- 5. Tools, Techniques and Time -- 6. Is Adaptation Real? -- 7. Eve's Descendants -- 8. A Family with Baggage -- 9. The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
520 1 $a"How did man evolve? Through simple adaptation to physical environments? Pure Darwinian selection? Neither, says internationally recognized evolution expert Jonathan Kingdon. When it comes to evolution, neither biology nor geography is destiny. It was technology - furs and fires, boats and fishtraps - that liberated man's ancestors from their primate pasts. In Self-Made Man, Kingdon offers a radical new interpretation of the role that man's lust for new tools and technologies played in driving human evolution." "Modern humans are truly "self-made" argues Kingdon, because even the most strictly biological of adaptations was profoundly influenced by technological innovations, distinguishing our evolutionary path from that of all other animals. A perverse result of this technological genius has been an irreversible dependence of our species on technological innovation, which may, Kingdon argues passionately, ultimately destroy our environment and threaten our very existence." "This brilliant tour through the history of evolution draws on the most up-to-date findings in genetics, paleoanthropology, archaeology, and ecology. Beginning with an exploration of new developments in the "Out of Africa" theory, Kingdon describes the evolution and dispersal of all humans out of one region of the Dark Continent. The story of their travels and travails is a magnificent adventure, brought to life by Kingdon with lavish illustrations and richly detailed descriptions. He recounts how the residents of the African "Eden" developed skills, tools, and technologies, and were able to venture out into less habitable territory. Thus, it was technology that drove their migration to the farthest reaches of the earth - and so it is technology that lies at the heart of human form and diversity." "As it explores the processes that brought humanity to its present condition, Self-Made Man demolishes some widely held notions about early societies and the origins of races. From its re-examination of the role of women and children in the development of advanced societies to its assertion that skin, hair, and eye color may not be determined by physical surroundings and a subsequent redefinition of "race," Self-Made Man is full of provocative reinterpretations and revelations that are sure to surprise and challenge all readers. The book closes with a searching meditation on the reaches of modern technology and its potential for advancing - and destroying - man and the earth. With this potent combination of past and prophecy, Self-Made Man becomes not simply a history, but a new and daring exploration of the future of humanity in light of its self-made past."--Jacket.
650 0 $aHuman evolution.
650 0 $aHuman ecology.
650 0 $aPrehistoric peoples.
650 7 $aHuman ecology.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00962941
650 7 $aHuman evolution.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00963030
650 7 $aPrehistoric peoples.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01075242
650 07 $aMensch.$2swd
650 07 $aEntwicklung.$2swd
650 07 $aHumano kologie.$2swd
776 08 $iOnline version:$aKingdon, Jonathan.$tSelf-made man.$dNew York : Wiley, 1993$w(OCoLC)624387220
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/onix02/93011316.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley041/93011316.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley032/93011316.html
938 $aBaker & Taylor$bBKTY$c45.00$d40.50$i0471305383$n0002312056$sactive
938 $aBaker and Taylor$bBTCP$n93011316$c$27.95
938 $aYBP Library Services$bYANK$n100038566
029 1 $aAU@$b000010139112
029 1 $aGEBAY$b2187625
029 1 $aNZ1$b4227920
029 1 $aYDXCP$b417335
994 $aZ0$bP4A
948 $hNO HOLDINGS IN P4A - 464 OTHER HOLDINGS