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Natural History of Beer
Av Rob DeSalle, Ian Tattersall
Häftad, 2022
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142 kr
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A celebration of beer—its science, its history, and its impact on human culture “Curatorial eminences Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall serve up a potent scientific brew. . . . A marvellous paean to the pint, and to the researchers probing its depths.”—Barbara Kiser, Nature “Forced to choose between …
Becoming Human
Evolution and Human Uniqueness
Häftad, 2000
546 kr
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One of the traits that distinguishes us from our nearest relatives is our curiosity about the origins of our species. In this new paperback, Ian Tattersall (author of The Fossil Trail) discusses human uniqueness, investigating the origins of those characteristics and processes that so clearly …
The World from Beginnings to 4000 BCE
Inbunden, 2008
2139 kr
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To be human is to be curious. And one of the things we are most curious about is how we came to be who we are--how we evolved over millions of years to become creatures capable of inquiring into our own evolution.In this lively and readable introduction, renowned anthropologist Ian Tattersall …
The World from Beginnings to 4000 BCE
Häftad, 2008
502 kr
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This book narrates the story of human biological and cultural evolution, from the earliest beginnings of our zoological family Hominidae, through the emergence of Homo sapiens, to the Agricultural Revolution. It concludes with a brief overview of the subsequent diversification of cultural and …
The Monkey in the Mirror
Essays on the Science of What Makes us Human
Inbunden, 2002
290 kr
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Widely regarded as one of the rare eminent scientists who is also a graceful writer, Ian Tattersall here takes up some of the most controversial questions in evolutionary history in this superb collection of essays. Tattersall stresses that living creatures, including humans, are not finely …
World from Beginnings to 4000 BCE
E-bok, 2008
336 kr
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To be human is to be curious. And one of the things we are most curious about is how we came to be who we are--how we evolved over millions of years to become creatures capable of inquiring into our own evolution. In this lively and readable introduction, renowned anthropologist Ian Tattersall …
World from Beginnings to 4000 BCE
E-bok, 2008
378 kr
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To be human is to be curious. And one of the things we are most curious about is how we came to be who we are--how we evolved over millions of years to become creatures capable of inquiring into our own evolution. In this lively and readable introduction, renowned anthropologist Ian Tattersall …
Troublesome Science
The Misuse of Genetics and Genomics in Understanding Race
Av Rob DeSalle, Ian Tattersall
Inbunden, 2018
585 kr
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It is well established that all humans today, wherever they live, belong to one single species. Yet even many people who claim to abhor racism take for granted that human “races” have a biological reality. In Troublesome Science, Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall provide a lucid and forceful critique …
Distilled
A Natural History of Spirits
Av Rob DeSalle, Ian Tattersall
Inbunden, 2022
245 kr
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An imaginative natural history survey of the wide world of spirits, from whiskey and gin to grappa and moonshineIn this follow-up book to A Natural History of Wine and A Natural History of Beer, authors Rob DeSalle and Ian Tattersall yet again use alcoholic beverages as a lens through which to gain …
Hoax: A History of Deception
5,000 Years of Fakes, Forgeries, and Fallacies
Av Ian Tattersall, Peter Névraumont
Inbunden, 2018
295 kr
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An enthralling exploration of the most audacious and underhanded deceptions in the history of mankind, from sacred relics to financial schemes to fake art, music, and identities.World history is littered with tall tales and those who have fallen for them. Ian Tattersall, a curator emeritus at the …
Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory
Second Edition
Av Eric Delson, Ian Tattersall m. fl.
Inbunden, 1999
7620 kr
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Praise for the first edition: "The most up-to-date and wide-ranging encyclopedia work on human evolution available."--American Reference Books Annual "For student, researcher, and teacher...the most complete source of basic information on the subject."--Nature "A comprehensive and authoritative …
Understanding Race
Av Rob DeSalle, Ian Tattersall
Häftad, 2022
193 kr
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The human species is very young, but in a short time it has acquired some striking, if biologically superficial, variations across the planet. As this book shows, however, none of those biological variations can be understood in terms of discrete races, which do not actually exist as definable …
Understanding Race
Av Ian Tattersall, Rob DeSalle
E-bok, 2022
212 kr
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The human species is very young, but in a short time it has acquired some striking, if biologically superficial, variations across the planet. As this book shows, however, none of those biological variations can be understood in terms of discrete races, which do not actually exist as definable …
Understanding Human Evolution
Inbunden, 2022
635 kr
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Human life, and how we came to be, is one of the greatest scientific and philosophical questions of our time. This compact and accessible book presents a modern view of human evolution. Written by a leading authority, it lucidly and engagingly explains not only the evolutionary process, but the …
Understanding Human Evolution
Häftad, 2022
232 kr
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Human life, and how we came to be, is one of the greatest scientific and philosophical questions of our time. This compact and accessible book presents a modern view of human evolution. Written by a leading authority, it lucidly and engagingly explains not only the evolutionary process, but the …
Understanding Human Evolution
E-bok, 2022
206 kr
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Human life, and how we came to be, is one of the greatest scientific and philosophical questions of our time. This compact and accessible book presents a modern view of human evolution. Written by a leading authority, it lucidly and engagingly explains not only the evolutionary process, but the …
Understanding Race
Av Rob DeSalle, Ian Tattersall
Inbunden, 2022
635 kr
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The human species is very young, but in a short time it has acquired some striking, if biologically superficial, variations across the planet. As this book shows, however, none of those biological variations can be understood in terms of discrete races, which do not actually exist as definable …
Lemur Biology
E-bok, 2012
1459 kr
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The volume of studies on prosimian primates has, until recently, tended to lag well behind that of studies on the higher primates. This is so despite the fact that the considerable intrinsic interest of the living prosimians and the signifi cance of their stuQ,y for our understanding of the …
Lemur Biology
Häftad, 2012
1098 kr
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The volume of studies on prosimian primates has, until recently, tended to lag well behind that of studies on the higher primates. This is so despite the fact that the considerable intrinsic interest of the living prosimians and the signifi cance of their stuQ,y for our understanding of the …
Paleontology
A Brief History of Life
Häftad, 2010
245 kr
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"Endlessly absorbing and informative. It would be hard to imagine a better introduction to this most important and fascinating field.”-Bill Bryson, author of A Short History of Nearly EverythingPaleontology: A Brief History of Life is the fifth title published in the Templeton Science and Religion …
Race?
Debunking a Scientific Myth
Av Rob DeSalle, Ian Tattersall
E-bok, 2011
314 kr
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Race has provided the rationale and excuse for some of the worst atrocities in human history. Yet, according to many biologists, physical anthropologists, and geneticists, there is no valid scientific justification for the concept of race. To be more precise, although there is clearly some physical …
Human Origins
What Bones and Genomes Tell Us About Ourselves
Av Rob DeSalle, Ian Tattersall
Häftad, 2012
330 kr
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Ever since the recognition of the Neanderthals as an archaic human in the mid-nineteenth century, the fossilized bones of extinct humans have been used by paleoanthropologists to explore human origins. These bones told the story of how the earliest humans—bipedal apes, actually—first emerged in …
Neandertaler
Der Streit um unsere Ahnen
Av Ian Tattersall, Neaderthal Museum
E-bok, 2013
489 kr
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Die Entdeckung der Neandertaler vor rund 150 Jahren hat immer wieder für aufgeregte Diskussionen in Archäologie und Anthropologie gesorgt. Die Fragen, welchen genetischen Beitrag sie zur Entwicklung des heutigen Menschen geleistet haben oder warum die Neandertaler letztendlich ausstarben, sind bis …
Neandertaler
Der Streit um unsere Ahnen
Av Ian Tattersall, Neaderthal Museum
Häftad, 2014
466 kr
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Die Entdeckung der Neandertaler vor rund 150 Jahren hat immer wieder für aufgeregte Diskussionen in Archäologie und Anthropologie gesorgt. Die Fragen, welchen genetischen Beitrag sie zur Entwicklung des heutigen Menschen geleistet haben oder warum die Neandertaler letztendlich ausstarben, sind bis …
