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Author:
Diamond, Jared M.
Title:
The third chimpanzee : the evolution and future of the human animal / Jared Diamond.
Edition:
1st HarperPerennial ed.
Publisher:
HarperPerennial,
Copyright Date:
1993
Description:
viii, 407 p. : ill., ports.
Subject:
Anthropology.
Evolution.
Evolución humana
Evolución social
Evolucao humana
Homme--Évolution.
Évolution sociale.
Homme--Influence sur la nature.
Human evolution.
Social evolution.
Nature--Effect of human beings on.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-391) and index.
Contents:
Index. 19. The 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.
ISBN:
9780060984038 (pbk.)
0060984031 (pbk.)
Locations:
KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
UPAX334 -- Upper Iowa University - Henderson-Wilder Library (Fayette)
SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola) — 599.938 D53t
O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon) — 573.2 D541t
OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)
HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

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