Bibliograph

Human evolution, our brains and behavior, Robin Dunbar

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Human evolution, our brains and behavior, Robin Dunbar

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-397) and index

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Human evolution

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

945231172

Responsibility statement

Robin Dunbar

Sub title

our brains and behavior

Summary

"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

Table Of 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

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