Thinking Big: How the Evolution of Social Life Shaped the Human Mind

by Clive Gamble, Robin I.M. Dunbar, John Gowlett

Book Overview

We are at a pivotal moment in understanding our remote ancestry and its implications for how we live today. The barriers to what we can know about our distant relatives have been falling as a result of scientific advance, such as decoding the genomes of humans and Neanderthals, and bringing together different perspectives to answer common questions. These collaborations have brought new knowledge and suggested fresh concepts to examine. The results...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500051801
• ISBN13: 9780500051801
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"