Living in a dangerous climate : climate change and human evolution /

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"Living in a Dangerous Climate provides a journey through human and Earth history, showing how a changing climate has affected human evolution and society. Is it possible for humanity to evolve quickly, or is slow, gradual, genetic evolution the only way we change? Why did all other Homo specie...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hetherington, Renée
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Temas:
Human beings > Effect of climate on.
Human evolution.
Climatic changes.
Evolution (Biology)
Biological Evolution
Climate Change
Hominidae
Êtres humains > Influence du climat.
Êtres humains > Évolution.
Climat > Changements.
Évolution (Biologie)
climate change.
evolution.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Physical.
Changement climatique.
Sciences sociales.
Sciences de la terre.
Climatologie.
Développement humain.
Climatic changes
Human beings > Effect of climate on
Human evolution
Mensch
Auswirkung
Klimaänderung
Evolution
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • [pt. 1.] Earth's climate : impacts on habitat and humans. 1. Putting our emergent house in order
  • [pt. 2.] The evolution of the Homo species. 2. The cradle of humankind ; 3. The Neanderthal enigma ; 4. The end of Homo diversity
  • [pt. 3.] Climate and human migration. 5. Climate and human migration ; 6. Braving the New World
  • [pt. 4.] Climate and agriculture. 7. Agriculture and the rise of civilization ; 8. The Maya civilization and beyond
  • [pt. 5.] The dominant paradigm. 9. Dominance destabilized ; 10. Fitness folly ; 11. Darwin the selector ; 12. Hunting down Woody ; 13. Kammerer's suicide ; 14. Giants and pygmies ; 15. Dutch hunger winter babies
  • [pt. 6.] Today and tomorrow. 16. Today and tomorrow ; 17. Dead zones
  • [pt. 7.] The economic connection. 18. The economic connection ; 19. The progress of dominance
  • [pt. 8.] Dangerous attitudes. 20. Dangerous attitudes ; 21. Helpful strangers ; 22. Triumphant oblivion
  • [pt. 9.] Living in dangerous times. 23. Our children ; 24. Living in a dangerous climate.

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