Isbn: 9780226476513 - Bones of Contention: Controversies in the Search for Human Origins (36 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. This is a behind-the-scenes look at the search for human origins, analyzing how the biases and preconceptions of paleoanthropologists shape their work. The stories of the Taung Child and Neanderthal Man provide the background to the modern search for an exploration of how and where humans evolved. In this edition, the afterword looks at ways in which paleoanthropology, while becoming more scientific, in many ways remains contentious. It is Lewin's thesis that paleoanthropology is the most subjective of sciences because it engages the emotions of virtually everyone; and since the evidence is scanty, interpretation is all-important.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. This is a behind-the-scenes look at the search for human origins, analyzing how the biases and preconceptions of paleoanthropologists shape their work. The stories of the Taung Child and Neanderthal Man provide the background to the modern search for an exploration of how and where humans evolved. In this edition, the afterword looks at ways in which paleoanthropology, while becoming more scientific, in many ways remains contentious. It is Lewin's thesis that paleoanthropology is the most subjective of sciences because it engages the emotions of virtually everyone; and since the evidence is scanty, interpretation is all-important.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1987/1997. Physical Anthropology. University of Chicago Press. 366p., very good - near fine paperback 10/25.

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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. 366 pages, of which 42 are full pages of b&w illustrations; with index. "Second edition with a new Afterword" (first edition appeared 1987). Trade paperback, a little shelf wear, very faint foxing and soil to edges, numbers handwritten on front wrap. Underscoring and (interesting) notes by former owner Prof. Ann Evans Berthoff on half-title, rear end papers, and approximately 130 pages. …

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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. 366pp. Second Edition. Minor ordinary shelfwear to the covers and edges. Otherwise pristine. This is a special sale item which will be shipped in an envelope, not a box. If you order this from outside the United States, we will almost certainly request an additional payment to help cover the postage. Every order includes tracking and originates in Tucson, AZ. ~Mesquite Booksellers.…

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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine copy in pictorial wraps. Second printing; No spine reading creases. Illustrated; 8vo., 366 pages.

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Condition: New. A behind-the-scenes look at the search for human origins, analyzing how the biases and preconceptions of paleoanthropologists shape their work. The stories of the Taung Child and Neanderthal Man provide the background to the modern search for an exploration of how and where humans evolved. Num Pages: 366 pages, 70 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518. . 1997. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .…

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Condition: New. A behind-the-scenes look at the search for human origins, analyzing how the biases and preconceptions of paleoanthropologists shape their work. The stories of the Taung Child and Neanderthal Man provide the background to the modern search for an exploration of how and where humans evolved. Num Pages: 366 pages, 70 halftones, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518. . 1997. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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