{"product_id":"debating-humankinds-place-in-nature-richard-delisle-9780131773905","title":"Debating Humankind's Place in Nature, 1860-2000: The Nature of Paleoanthropology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis text, the only one of its kind on the market, surveys the development of the field of human evolution from its inception through today. It provides students with a broad contrast enabling them to fully understand the value and role of current paleoanthropological research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn historical approach - Establishes for students the nature of paleoanthropology through the historical development of the field from 1860 through 2000 and shows students that paleoanthropology is a remarkably progressive field..\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA focus on the debates in the field of human evolution (especially the phylogenetic or genealogical debates)-\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes four distinct debates, presented separately from their inception to the present: 1) Humankind's place among the primates; 2) The place of the australopithecines relative to the human line; 3) Debates on human phylogeny proper; 4) Proposed scenarios of hominization. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresentation and analysis of the viewpoints of over 150 scholars - Gives students a valuable reference work for the future (includes over 1200 references in the bibliography) as well as a comprehensive text for today.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor junior\/senior courses in Human Evolution and Paleoanthropology in Anthropology departments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard DeLisle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0131773909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780131773905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.34w x 0.67d","brand":"Richard DeLisle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48135942603007,"sku":"9780131773905","price":126.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_efd9db84-1e7b-4fb0-a360-953780711f79.jpg?v=1770159467","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/debating-humankinds-place-in-nature-richard-delisle-9780131773905","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}