Description
About the Author
Ian Tattersall is Curator of Human Evolution at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the author of many other books and articles, including two published by OUP in the UK - The Fossil Trail (1994) and Becoming Human (1998).
Reviews
A touchstone for any reader intent on a brief guided tour of the contemporary discipline ... There is much in this brief book that inspires reflection ... written with such facility and in such fluent prose ... any reader who is prepared to devote time and thought to this brief book will be abundantly rewarded. * Interdisciplinary Science Reviews *
Concise but penetrating book. * Good Book Guide *
This exceptional collection of essays, by one of the foremost anthropologists in the world, provides unparalleled insight into how we became human - a must read!' * Donald Johanon, author of Lucy *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198515692
Author Ian Tattersall
Format Hardback
Page Count 220
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 224mm * 145mm * 17mm