| Edition |
1st HarperPerennial ed. |
| Description |
viii, 407 p. : ill., maps, ports. : 21 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-391) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- pt. 1. Just another species of big mammal -- 1. A tale of three chimps -- 2. The great leap forward -- pt. 2. An animal with a strange life cycle -- 3. The evolution of human sexuality -- 4. The science of adultery -- 5. How we pick our mates and sex partners -- 6. Sexual selection, and the origin of human races -- 7. Why do we grow old and die? -- pt. 3. Uniquely human -- 8. Bridges to human language -- 9. Animal origins of art -- 10. Agriculture's mixed blessings -- 11. Why do we smoke, drink, and use dangerous drugs? -- 12. Alone in a crowded universe -- pt. 4. World conquerors -- 13. The last first contacts -- 14. Accidental conquerors -- 15. Horses, Hittites, and history -- 16. In black and white -- pt. 5. Reversing our progress overnight -- 17. The golden age that never was -- 18. Blitzkrieg and Thanksgiving in the New World -- 19. The second cloud -- Epilogue : nothing learned and everything forgotten? -- Acknowledgments -- Further readings -- Index. |
| Summary |
Physiologist Diamond traces humankind's biological and social development from about 40,000 years ago, to the present, and into the future. |
| Subject |
Human evolution.
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Social evolution.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
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| ISBN |
0060984031 (pbk.) |
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