The book of humans : the story of how we became us / Adam Rutherford.
The book of humans : the story of how we became us / Adam Rutherford.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd, 2018.
Call Numbers
G 2018/6057
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd, 2018.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2018.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Around 45,000 years ago, something happened. We dragged ourselves away from our origins by creating culture, with tools and art and abstract thought and our newly minted minds. The cognitive revolution gave us a sense that we are special, and specially created, distanced from nature. Writers, scientists, philosophers and religions have marvelled a...
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Full title
The book of humans : the story of how we became us / Adam Rutherford.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2018
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Call Numbers
G 2018/6057
Record Identifier
74VKV8QLDVm3
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV8QLDVm3
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0297609408 (hbk.)
9780297609407 (hbk.)
DDC
599.938
MMS ID
991024191418902626
