The third chimpanzee : the evolution and future of the human animal /

A renowned scientist examines the less than two percent of human genes that distinguish us from chimpanzees and that link human behaviors--such as genocide, drug addiction, and the extermination of other species--to our animal predecessors.

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Autor principal: Diamond, Jared M.
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: New York : HarperPerennial, 2006, c1992.
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245 1 4 |a The third chimpanzee :  |b the evolution and future of the human animal /  |c Jared Diamond. 
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300 |a viii, 407, 16 p. :  |b il., mapas ;  |c 21 cm. 
500 |a "P.S., insights, interviews & more": p. [1]-16 (3rd group). 
504 |a Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 371-391) e índice. 
505 0 |a Prologue -- Part 1. Just another species of big mammal: 1. A tale of three chimps ; 2. The great leap forward -- Part 2. An animal with a strange life cycle: 3. The evolution of human sexuality ; 4. The science of adultery ; 5. How we pick our mates and sex partners ; 6. Sexual selection, and the origin of human races ; 7. Why do we grow old and die? -- Part 3. Uniquely human: 8. Bridges to human language ; 9. Animal origins of art ; 10. Agriculture's mixed blessings ; 11. Why do we smoke, drink, and use dangerous drugs? ; 12. Alone in a crowded universe -- Part 4. World conquerors: 13. The last first contacts ; 14. Accidental conquerors ; 15. Horses, Hittites, and history ; 16. In black and white -- Part 5. Reversing our progress overnight: 17. The golden age that never was ; 18. Blitzkrieg and Thanksgiving in the New World ; 19. The second cloud -- Epilogue : Nothing learned and everything forgotten? 
520 |a A renowned scientist examines the less than two percent of human genes that distinguish us from chimpanzees and that link human behaviors--such as genocide, drug addiction, and the extermination of other species--to our animal predecessors. 
650 0 |a Human evolution. 
650 0 |a Social evolution. 
650 0 |a Nature  |x Effect of human beings on. 
650 7 |a Seres humanos  |x Evolución.  |2 UDESA 
650 7 |a Evolución cultural.  |2 UDESA 
650 7 |a Naturaleza  |x Efecto del ser humano sobre.  |2 UDESA