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050 00 $aGN281$b.L39 1994
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100 1 $aLeakey, Richard E.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n77010797
245 14 $aThe origin of humankind /$cRichard Leakey.
260 $aNew York :$bBasicBooks,$c[1994], ©1994.
300 $axvi, 171 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c25 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aScience masters series
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 159-164) and index.
505 0 $a1. The First Humans -- 2. A Crowded Family -- 3. A Different Kind of Human -- 4. Man the Noble Hunter? -- 5. The Origin of Modern Humans -- 6. The Language of Art -- 7. The Art of Language -- 8. The Origin of Mind.
520 $aThe Origin of Humankind is Richard Leakey's final statement on human evolution. Deriving its power from the author's unquestioned authority in the field of paleontology, and enriched by his new interest in wildlife, this book answers the question: What made humans human? Leakey argues that when one of our hominid ancestors acquired the ability to walk upright (called "bipedalism"), the evolution of modern humans became possible, perhaps even inevitable.
520 8 $aAll other human evolutionary refinements and distinctions can be seen as related to this one dramatic step. In fascinating sections on how and why modern humans developed a social organization, culture, and personal behavior, Leakey enhances our understanding of the nature and evolutionary role of art, language, and human consciousness.
650 0 $aHuman evolution.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85062868
650 0 $aPrehistoric peoples.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85080302
830 0 $aScience masters series.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94016108
852 00 $bbar$hGN281$i.L39 1994
852 00 $bbar$hGN281$i.L39 1994
852 00 $boff,bio$hGN281$i.L39 1994