Bibliograph

The third chimpanzee, the evolution and future of the human animal, Jared Diamond

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The third chimpanzee, the evolution and future of the human animal, Jared Diamond

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-391) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The third chimpanzee

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

24246928

Responsibility statement

Jared Diamond

Sub title

the evolution and future of the human animal

Summary

Explores the question of what in the less than two percent of genes has made humans different from apes

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. Just another species of big mammal. A tale of three chimps -- The great leap forward -- pt. 2. An animal with a strange life cycle. The evolution of human sexuality -- The science of adultery -- How we pick our mates and sex partners -- Sexual selection, and the origin of human races -- Why do we grow old and die? -- pt. 3. Uniquely human. Bridges to human language -- Animal origins of art -- Agriculture's mixed blessings -- Why do we smoke, drink, and use dangerous drugs? -- Alone in a crowded universe -- pt. 4. World conquerors. The last first contacts -- Accidental conquerors -- Horses, Hittites, and history -- In black and white -- pt. 5. Reversing our progress overnight. The golden age that never was -- Blitzkrieg and thanksgiving in the new world -- The second cloud

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