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Humans

An Unauthorized Biography

Claudio Tuniz, Patrizia Tiberi Vipraio (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

XIII, 124 Seiten

2016 | 1st ed. 2016
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-31019-0 (ISBN)

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Based on the latest scientific discoveries, this "unauthorized biography" of the Humans recounts the story of our distant ancestors during the past 6 million years, since the line of our extended family separated from that leading to modern chimpanzees. The book explains how different species evolved, both anatomically and cognitively, and describes the impacts of climatic and environmental change on this process. It also explores the nature of relationships within and between species, describes their everyday lives, and discusses how isolated individuals became members of larger social groups. The concluding chapters highlight the paramount importance of the emergence of symbolic thought and discuss its contribution to the formation of institutions, societies, and economies. The multifaceted picture that emerges will help the reader to make sense not only of "what we were", but also of "what we are", here and now. The book is both entertaining and rigorous in integrating results froma wide selection of disciplines. It will be particularly suitable for people with a curious and open mind, keen to overcome long-standing prejudices on man's place in nature.

Claudio Tuniz is a scientist at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy, and an Associated Scientist at the Fermi Centre in Rome. He is also Visiting Professor at the Centre for Archaeological Science of the University of Wollongong in Australia and Visiting Scientist at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO). Dr. Tuniz has previously published the books Radioactivity (Oxford University Press, UK, 2013), L'atomo inquieto (Carocci, Italy, 2014), The Science of Our Origins (with G. Manzi and D. Caramelli; Laterza, Italy, 2013, Left Coast Press, USA, 2014), and The Bone Readers (with R. Gillespie and C. Jones; Allen and Unwin, Australia, 2009, Left Coast Press, USA, 2009, Springer, 2010). Patrizia Tiberi Vipraio was Full Professor of Economic Policy and Associate Professor of International Economics at the University of Udine, Italy, where she also lectured on Monetary Policy and Industrial Economics. She has been associated with various other universities in Europe and Australia. She is the author of a number of academic papers and books, including Dal mercantilismo alla globalizzazione [From Mercantilism to Globalization] (Il Mulino, Bologna, 1999).

History, prehistory & deep time.- Genesis.- Star Wars bar.- The apes and us.- The quest for fire.- The naked ape.- Lucy and the others.- Yesterday's menu.- Ancient remedies for ancient diseases.- Hominin's life.- The dear departed in the Pleistocene.- Brain readers.- All the power to imagination.- Primordial economics.- (Not) conclusive remarks.

"This great little book deserves to be read by all people concerned to understand where we, as a species, came from and how the challenges we now face reflect that long historical evolution. Serious engagement with understanding our 'deep history' takes us into the realms of anthropology, archaeology, natural history, geology and geography." (Frank Stilwell, Journal of Australian Political Economy, Issue 79, 2017)

Erscheinungsdatum	08.10.2016
Zusatzinfo	XIII, 124 p. 25 illus., 15 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
Schlagworte	Anthropology • Archaeological science in the book of Claudio Tuni • Archaeological science in the book of Claudio Tuniz • archaeology • Evolution of different species • Future developments in human evolution • History of homo sapiens • Homo sapiens origins • Human evolution in the book of Claudio Tuniz • Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology • Origin of modern human • paleontology • Popular Life Sciences • Social Sciences • Symbolic thought in the book of Claudio Tuniz
ISBN-10	3-319-31019-4 / 3319310194
ISBN-13	978-3-319-31019-0 / 9783319310190
Zustand	Neuware