Overview
Provides discussion questions for each chapter that encourage students to explore the implications of the material they have read
Structured to follow the chronology of human evolution from the Miocene to modern humans, so that they can be studied in sequence during the semester of a typical course
Provides historical context of the development of the field for each case
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
Reviews
“This is a very unusual, interesting, and useful book in which the author reviews a series of topics in human evolution that have been, or remain, characterized by alternative views, and how these issues have been addressed, or resolved … . Each chapter ends with a series of questions for discussion and a short bibliography for additional reading. The volume is ideal for a seminar course at either the undergraduate or graduate level.” (John G. Fleagle, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 92 (4), December, 2017)
“The book will be of greatest value for undergraduates seeking intellectual and chronological continuity among breakthroughs often presented in narrower contexts. Instructors will appreciate the thoughtful discussion questions included at the end of each section. Extensive references ensure that the book will also be of value to more advanced students who seek to read in greater depth on individual topics. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above; faculty and general readers.” (D. P. Genereux, Choice, Vol. 54 (10), June, 2017)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Professor of Biology and Anthropology
University of Indianapolis
Current research interests include hominin and hominoid paleontology and evolution, history and development of paleoanthropology, origins of human bipedalism, evolution of human behavior, historical demography, human biology, and history and process of the natural sciences.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Science of Human Evolution
Book Subtitle: Getting it Right
Authors: John H. Langdon
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41585-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-41584-0Published: 15 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82389-8Published: 27 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-41585-7Published: 25 October 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 220
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour
Topics: Evolutionary Biology, Biological and Physical Anthropology, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology, History of Science, Archaeology, Developmental Biology