Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
“The name Leakey is synonymous with the study of human origins,” wrote The New York Times. The renowned family of paleontologists—Louis Leakey, Mary Leakey, and their son Richard Leakey—has vastly expanded our understanding of human evolution. The Origin of Humankind is Richard Leakey’s personal view of the development of Homo Sapiens. At the heart of his new picture of evolution is the introduction of a heretical notion: once the first apes walked upright, the evolution of modern humans became possible and perhaps inevitable. From this one evolutionary step comes all the other evolutionary refinements and distinctions that set the human race apart from the apes. In fascinating sections on how and why modern humans developed a social organization, culture, and personal behavior, Leakey has much of interest to say about the development of art, language, and human consciousness.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
The origin of humankind
1994, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
0297815032 9780297815037
|
aaaa
|
2
The origin of humankind: unearthing our family tree
1994, Phoenix, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
1857993349 9781857993349
|
eeee
|
3 |
eeee
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Bibliography.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?June 17, 2023 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
February 14, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | remove fake subjects |
December 13, 2019 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
July 22, 2017 | Edited by Mek | adding subject: In library |
December 10, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |