Und der Mensch schuf sich selbst: Das Wagnis der menschlichen Evolution

by Jonathan Kingdon

Kingdon's brilliant tour through the history of man's evolution from apes draws on the most up-to-date findings in all related sciences, including genetics, paleoanthropology, archaeology, and ecology. "Marvelously researched and documented. . . ".--Elspeth Huxley. 100 photos, maps, and illus.

Genres: Anthropology, Evolution, Science

371 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Jonathan Kingdon is a zoologist, science author, and artist; a research associate at the University of Oxford. He focuses on taxonomic illustration and evolution of the mammals of Africa. He is a contributor to The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing.

Reviews

[João · Rating 4 out of 5]

Incredible the quantity of things he got right considering the lack of data at the time this was written.