Human evolution : our brains and behavior / Robin Dunbar.
- Dunbar, R. I. M. (Robin Ian MacDonald), 1947-
- Date:
- [2016]
- Books
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Description
"This book covers the psychological aspects of human evolution with a table of contents ranging from prehistoric times to modern days. Dunbar focuses on an aspect of evolution that has typically been overshadowed by the archaeological record: the biological, neurological, and genetic changes that occurred with each "transition" in the evolutionary narrative"-- Provided by publisher.
Publication/Creation
New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Physical description
415 pages ; 25 cm
Contents
What we have to explain -- The bases of primate sociality -- The essential framework -- The first transition: the australopithecines -- The second transition: early Homo -- The third transition: archaic humans -- The fourth transition: modern humans -- How kinship, language and culture came to be -- The fifth transition: the Neolithic and beyond.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Where to find it
Location Access Ordered for Wellcome Collection on 10 February 2017
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ISBN
- 9780190616786 (hardback)