Man the Hunted - 9780813344034
Un libro in lingua di Donna Hart Sussman Robert W. edito da Westview Pr, 2008
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This provocative view of human evolution suggests that countless adaptations that have allowed our species to survive—from larger brains to speech—stem from a considerably more vulnerable position on the food chain than we might like to imagine. The myth of early humans as fearless hunters dominating the earth obscures our origins as just one of many species that had to be cautious, depend on other group members, communicate danger, and come to terms with being merely one cog in the complex cycle of life.
The expanded edition includes a new chapter that describes the ever-increasing evidence of predation on humans and other primates and claims that the earliest humans were neither hunters nor even the accomplished scavengers that many authorities have claimed.
Contents
Foreword by Ian Tattersall
1. Just Another Item on the Menu
2. Debunking “Man the Hunter”
3. Who’s Eating Whom?
4. Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!
5. Coursing Hyenas and Hungry Dogs
6. Missionary Position
7. Terror from the Sky
8. We Weren’t Just Waiting Around to be Eaten!
9. Gentle Savage or Bloodthirsty Brute?
10. Man the Hunted
11. The Final Word
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Man the Hunted
- Sottotitolo: Primates, Predators, and Human Evolution
- Lingua: English
- Autori : Donna Hart Sussman Robert W.
- Editore: Westview Pr
- Collana: Westview Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 28 Luglio '08
- Genere: SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Argomenti : Predation (Biology Predatory animals Behavior Primates Behavior
- Pagine: 357
- Dimensioni mm: 222 x 152 x 25
- ISBN-10: 0813344034
- EAN-13: 9780813344034