Human Evolution - An Introduction for the Behavioural Sciences

List of contents

Preface Acknowledgements 1. The Nature of the Problem 2. Linnaeus to the Leakeys 3. Methods and Data-Bases 4. Brains and Sex, Meat and Reasons 5. Genes and Culture, Kindness and Speech 6. From Erectus to Sapiens Appendix A: Principal pre-Modern Hominid Fossils Appendix B: Development of the Hominid Jaw Appendix C: Hominid Genealogy – Seventy-Two Possibilities Bibliography Name Index Subject Index

About the author

Graham Richards

Summary

Originally published in 1987, Human Evolution looks at theories of the evolution of human behaviour (contemporary at the time of publication). The book reviews competing theories of psychological and social evolution and provides a detailed historical introduction to the subject.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Richards, Graham (Emeritus Professor of History of Richards, Graham (Emeritus Professor of History of Psychology Richards, Graham (Professor of History of Psycholo Richards
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9780367259914
• ISBN: 978-0-367-25991-4
• No. of pages: 408
• Series: Routledge Libary Editions: Evolution; Routledge Library Editions: Evolution
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; NATURE / General, PSYCHOLOGY / General, Psychology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, Biology, life sciences, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest