(eBook PDF) Evolution and Prehistory: The Human Challenge 10th Edition – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 1285061454
- ISBN-13 : 978-1285061450
- Author: William A. Haviland (Author), Dana Walrath (Author), Harald E. L. Prins (Author), Bunny McBride (Author)
Offering compelling photos, engaging examples, and select studies by anthropologists in a variety of locations around the globe, Haviland, Walrath, Prins and McBride present evolution and prehistory in vivid, accessible terms, and demonstrate how the field is relevant to understanding the complex world around you. You’ll have the opportunity to explore the different ways humans face the challenge of existence; learn about the connection between biology and culture in the course of human evolutionary history as well as in shaping contemporary human biology, beliefs, and behavior; and see the impact of globalization on the continued survival of our species and planet.
Table contents:
1. The Essence of Anthropology.
2. Genetics and Evolution.
3. Living Primates.
4. Primate Behavior.
5. Field Methods in Archaeology & Paleoanthropology.
6. Macroevolution and the Early Primates.
7. The First Bipeds.
8. Early Homo sapiens and the Origins of Culture.
9. The Global Expansion of Homo sapiens and Their Technology.
10. The Neolithic Transition: The Domestication of Plants and Animals.
11. The Emergence of Cities and States.
12. Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism.
13. Human Adaptation to a Changing World
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