Self-made Man and His Undoing by Jonathan Kingdon

Self-made Man and His Undoing by Jonathan Kingdon

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We know that prehistoric humans made fire and shaped tools, but in this book the author argues that our ancestors shaped us - the human face, our racial differences and our problematic relationship with nature are all self-made.

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Self-made Man and His Undoing by Jonathan Kingdon

We know that prehistoric humans made fire and shaped tools, but in this book the author argues that our ancestors shaped us - the human face, our racial differences and our problematic relationship with nature are all self-made. The author suggests that the price our tropical ancestors paid for their expansion out of an African Eden was an irreversible dependence on their own technology. It was in the process of developing man-made economies and adapting to man-made habitats that humans diversified.
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ISBN 13 9780671711405
ISBN 10 0671711407
Title Self-made Man and His Undoing
Author Jonathan Kingdon
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd
Year published 1993-03-25
Number of pages 264
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.