How Humans Evolved, Fourth Edition

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 485 pages
• Published by: W. W. Norton
• Edition: 4th Edition October 21, 2005
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0393926281
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0393926286
• Book Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Weighs: 2.6 pounds

Product Description
How Humans Evolved uses the broad perspective of behavioral ecology, drawing on Robert Boyd's expertise in evolutionary theory and Joan Silk's specialty in primate behavior in a uniquely integrative text

About The Author
Robert Boyd has written widely on evolutionary theory, focusing especially on the evolution of cooperation and role of culture in human evolution. His book, Culture and the Evolutionary Process, received the J. I. Staley Prize. He has also published numerous articles in scientific journals and edited volumes. He is currently co-director of the MacArthur Preferences Network and professor of anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Joan B. Silk has conducted extensive research on the social lives of monkeys and apes, including extensive fieldwork on chimpanzees at Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania and baboons in Kenya and Botswana. She is also interested in the application of evolutionary thinking to human behavior, especially adoption and friendship. She has published over sixty papers in scientific journals and scholarly edited volumes, and is currently professor of anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: How Humans Evolved, Third Edition (Paperback) I was assigned this book for my physical anthropology class. Overall, it's very easy to understand. THe authors explain difficult concepts well for the most part, and they usually include diagrams or pictures to reinforce the point. Granted the chapters on genetics weren't the easiest things on earth to understand, but I had a firm biology background from high school so it was not an issue. The authors also do a good job of making the concepts very interesting and alive, a difficult task for a college textbook. Overall, it's a great book and very informative. Comment | | (Report this)