{"product_id":"a-most-interesting-problem-jeremy-desilva-9780691191140","title":"A Most Interesting Problem: What Darwin's Descent of Man Got Right and Wrong about Human Evolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeading scholars take stock of Darwin's ideas about human evolution in the light of modern science\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1871, Charles Darwin published \u003ci\u003eThe Descent of Man\u003c\/i\u003e, a companion to \u003ci\u003eOrigin of Species\u003c\/i\u003e in which he attempted to explain human evolution, a topic he called \"the highest and most interesting problem for the naturalist.\" \u003ci\u003eA Most Interesting Problem\u003c\/i\u003e brings together twelve world-class scholars and science communicators to investigate what Darwin got right--and what he got wrong--about the origin, history, and biological variation of humans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdited by Jeremy DeSilva and with an introduction by acclaimed Darwin biographer Janet Browne, \u003ci\u003eA Most Interesting Problem\u003c\/i\u003e draws on the latest discoveries in fields such as genetics, paleontology, bioarchaeology, anthropology, and primatology. This compelling and accessible book tackles the very subjects Darwin explores in \u003ci\u003eDescent\u003c\/i\u003e, including the evidence for human evolution, our place in the family tree, the origins of civilization, human races, and sex differences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Most Interesting Problem\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to how scientific ideas are tested and how evidence helps to structure our narratives about human origins, showing how some of Darwin's ideas have withstood more than a century of scrutiny while others have not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Most Interesting Problem\u003c\/i\u003e features contributions by Janet Browne, Jeremy DeSilva, Holly Dunsworth, Agust? Fuentes, Ann Gibbons, Yohannes Haile-Selassie, Brian Hare, John Hawks, Suzana Herculano-Houzel, Kristina Killgrove, Alice Roberts, and Michael J. Ryan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy Desilva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 069119114X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691191140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021","brand":"Jeremy Desilva","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049759404287,"sku":"9780691191140","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_230761d0-b507-400d-bed4-eee15a2f50bd.jpg?v=1685003301","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-most-interesting-problem-jeremy-desilva-9780691191140","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}