Close Encounters with Humankind: A Paleoanthropologist Investigates Our Evolving Species

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Sang-Hee Lee Shin-Young Yoon

Close Encounters with Humankind

A Paleoanthropologist Investigates Our Evolving Species

Sang-Hee Lee, Shin-Young Yoon

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Norton
23 April 2019

Anthropology; Mathematics & Sciences; Evolution

What can fossilized teeth tell us about our ancient ancestors' life expectancy? Did farming play a problematic role in the history of human evolution? And what do we have in common with Neanderthals? In this captivating bestseller, Close Encounters with Humankind, paleoanthropologist Sang-Hee Lee explores our greatest evolutionary questions from new and unexpected angles. Through a series of entertaining, bite-sized chapters that combine anthropological insight with cutting-edge science, we gain fresh perspectives into our first hominin ancestors and ways to challenge perceptions about the traditional progression of evolution. With Lee as our guide, we discover that we indeed have always been a species of continuous change.

By: Sang-Hee Lee
With: Shin-Young Yoon
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 241g
ISBN: 9780393356762
ISBN 10: 0393356760
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 23 April 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sang-Hee Lee is a professor of anthropology and associate dean of the college of humanities, arts, and social sciences at UC Riverside, and lives in Riverside, California. She earned her MA and PhD in anthropology from the University of Michigan.

Reviews for Close Encounters with Humankind: A Paleoanthropologist Investigates Our Evolving Species

""... Close Encounters with Humankind offers additional vistas on our unique plight..."" -- The Ideas Driving 2018 - New Scientist ""Succinctly and engagingly, Lee revisits... key questions about the story of our evolving species — and gives some unconventional answers... ultimately, Lee will inspire even experts with her efforts at elucidating a field often seen as arid and inscrutable."" -- Wild reading - books for the summer - Nature ""To describe this as a toilet book is not a criticism. The short, punchy, stand-alone chapters (including Are We Cannibals? Are Humans Still Evolving?) lend themselves perfectly to reflective moments in the smallest room of the house."" -- BBC Wildlife Magazine