The Origins of Humankind by Stephen Tomkins

The Origins of Humankind by Stephen Tomkins

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A concise account of human evolution for advanced school and first year university students, Origins of Humankind covers evolutionary theory, the primates, the human fossil story, the cultural evolution of humans and the origins of agriculture and civilisation.

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The Origins of Humankind by Stephen Tomkins

The Origins of Humankind gives a concise account of human evolution. It covers evolutionary theory, the primates, the human fossil story, the cultural evolution of humans and the origins of agriculture and civilisation. It begins with an account of the development of ideas about evolution, from pre-Darwinian theories through to the study of molecular evolution, and goes on to give detailed explanations of the physical and evolutionary stages leading to Homo sapiens.
Stephen Tomkins has a PhD in Church History at London Bible College and is a contributing editor to the Ship of Fools website. He is the author of John Wesley, Paul and his World, and A Short History of Christianity.
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ISBN 13 9780521466769
ISBN 10 0521466768
Title The Origins of Humankind
Author Stephen Tomkins
Series Cambridge Social Biology Topics
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1998-07-23
Number of pages 146
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