{"product_id":"bones-of-contention-roger-lewin-9780226476513","title":"Bones of Contention: Controversies in the Search for Human Origins","description":"\u003ci\u003eBones of Contention\u003c\/i\u003e is a behind-the-scenes look at the search for human origins. Analyzing how the biases and preconceptions of paleoanthropologists shaped their work, Roger Lewin's detective stories about the discovery of Neanderthal Man, the Taung Child, Lucy, and other major fossils provide insight into this most subjective of scientific endeavors. The new afterword looks at ways in which paleoanthropology, while becoming more scientific \u003cbr\u003ein many ways, remains contentious. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[An] un-put-downable book.\"--John Gribbon, \u003ci\u003eTimes Educational Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Not just another 'stones and bones' account of human evolution. It is Lewin's thesis, amply demonstrated, that paleoanthropology is the most subjective of sciences because it engages the emotions of virtually everyone; and since the evidence is scrappy, interpretation is everything. . . . A splendid, stirring, and eye-opening account, to be devoured.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003e starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Lewin shows] 'how very unscientific the process of scientific inquiry can be.'. . . \u003ci\u003eBones of Contention\u003c\/i\u003e is . . . serious intellectual history.\"--Edward Dolnick, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Lewin] documents his thesis in persuasive detail. . . . The reader is carried along by the power of Mr. Lewin's reporting.\"--Robert Wright, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger Lewin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226476510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226476513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.06w x 0.95d","brand":"Roger Lewin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44449912455423,"sku":"9780226476513","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ea803d7c-b9c3-4c15-9b79-9b3cd8c20991.jpg?v=1698501717","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bones-of-contention-roger-lewin-9780226476513","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}