| Main Title |
The dominant animal : human evolution and the environment / |
| Author |
Ehrlich, Paul R.
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| Publisher |
Island Press, |
| Year Published |
2008 |
| OCLC Number |
185021493 |
| ISBN |
9781597260961 (cloth : alk. paper); 1597260967 (cloth : alk. paper); 9781597260978 (pbk. : alk. paper); 1597260975 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Subjects |
Human beings--Effect of environment on--History ;
Human evolution ;
Human-animal relationships--History
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Additional Info |
Location |
Last
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Checkout
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| EJBM |
GF13.E47 2008 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
09/21/2009 |
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| Collation |
428 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
"A Shearwater book." Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
1. Darwin's legacy and Mendel's mechanism -- 2. The entangled bank -- 3. Our distant past -- 4. Of genes and culture -- 5. Cultural evolution : how we relate to one another -- 6. Perception, evolution, and beliefs -- 7. The ups and downs of populations -- 8. History as cultural evolution -- 9. Cycles of life (and death) -- 10. Ecosystems and human domination of Earth -- 11. Consumption and its costs -- 12. A new imperative -- 13. Altering the global atmosphere -- 14. Energy : are we running out of it? -- 15. Saving our natural capital -- 16. Governance : tackling unanticipated consequences. |
