Third chimpanzee for young people / by Jared Diamond ; adapted by Rebecca Stefoff.
Title:
Third chimpanzee for young people / by Jared Diamond ; adapted by Rebecca Stefoff.
ISBN:
9781609805227
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Edition:
Seven Stories Press first edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Seven Stories Press, [2014]
Physical Description:
xiii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
General Note:
Adapted from Jared M. Diamond's The third chimpanzee.
Includes index.
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?.
Summary:
Refelects on the puzzle of human revolution, on where we came from and where we may be heading.
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OCLC Number:
ocn870142744
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