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The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee: Evolution and Human Life
Jared Diamond
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Description for The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee: Evolution and Human Life
Paperback. More than 98 percent of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man. This work surveys life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 268.
From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs and Steel
More than 98 % of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man.
Jared Diamond surveys our life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099913801
SKU
V9780099913801
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About Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel, which was named one of TIME’s best non-fiction books of all time, the number one international bestseller Collapse and most recently The World UntilYesterday. A professor of geography at UCLA and noted polymath, Diamond’s work has been influential in the fields of anthropology, biology, ornithology, ecology and history, ... Read more
Reviews for The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee: Evolution and Human Life
Eloquent and knowledgeable account of the tiny genetic difference between humans and chimps
Independent
Some biologists are just scientists; but some truly are thinkers. Jared Diamond is one of the latter. Whatever he applies himself to, his contribution is original and worthwhile
Colin Tudge A fascinating portrait with more than enough uncomfortable facts to stop any dinner-party ... Read more
Independent
Some biologists are just scientists; but some truly are thinkers. Jared Diamond is one of the latter. Whatever he applies himself to, his contribution is original and worthwhile
Colin Tudge A fascinating portrait with more than enough uncomfortable facts to stop any dinner-party ... Read more