Transcendence: How Humans Evolved through Fire, Language, Beauty, & Ti
| Schrijver: | |
|---|---|
| Titel: | Transcendence: How Humans Evolved through Fire, Language, Beauty, & Time. |
| ISBN: | 9780465094905 |
| Taal: | Engels |
| Uitgever: | |
| Bijzonderheden: | Goed, Hardcover |
| Prijs: | € 19,50 |
| Verzendkosten: | € 3,50 (binnen Nederland) |
| Meer info: |
In the tradition of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Sapiens, a winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books shows how four tools enabled has us humans to control the destiny of our species\nA wondrous, visionary work. --Tim Flannery, scientist and author of the bestselling The Weather Makers\nWhat enabled us to go from simple stone tools to smartphones? How did bands of hunter-gatherers evolve into multinational empires? Readers of Sapiens will say a cognitive revolution -- a dramatic evolutionary change that altered our brains, turning primitive humans into modern ones -- caused a cultural explosion. In Transcendence, Gaia Vince argues instead that modern humans are the product of a nuanced coevolution of our genes, environment, and culture that goes back into deep time. She explains how, through four key elements -- fire, language, beauty, and time -- our species diverged from the evolutionary path of all other animals, unleashing a compounding process that launched us into the Space Age and beyond. Provocative and poetic, Transcendence shows how a primate took dominion over nature and turned itself into something marvelous.
|
De verkoper zal binnen 3 werkdagen contact met u opnemen om de koop verder af te handelen.
Afbeeldingen (Klik om te vergroten)
