We, Hominids

An Anthropological Detective Story

Frank Westerman

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English

Black Inc
03 August 2021

History; Society & Social Sciences; Sociology & anthropology; Social & cultural anthropology

A roving philosophical journey into what makes us human.

'Gripping and brilliantly told, We Hominids deftly blends personal experience with a journalist's eye for a remarkable story.' -Mark McKenna

'A masterclass in storytelling, exploring who we are and where we came from.' -Danielle Clode

'Part travelogue, part science, Frank Westerman unearths a brilliantly original story that has been millions of years in the making- what does it mean to be human? Quite wonderful.' -Chris Turney

In this charming, thought-provoking book, one of Holland's greatest non-fiction writers hunts down answers to humanity's most fundamental questions- Who are we? What makes us different from animals? With an ancient skull as his starting point, he travels the globe, tracing the search for the first human being- the missing link between humans and apes.

Westerman introduces us to the world of skull hunters - leading experts in our fossil ancestry - whose lives are just as fascinating as those of their primeval discoveries. He astutely reconsiders the work of illustrious paleoanthropologists in the light of new DNA technology, postcolonialism, and the rise of women in this male-dominated field. Westerman discovers a plethora of origin hypotheses and shows how any theory of who we are and where we come from is coloured by the zeitgeist.

We, Hominids is a compelling mixture of reportage, travelogue and essay - reminiscent of Bruce Chatwin or Ryszard Kapuscinski - written by a brilliant storyteller and thinker.

By: Frank Westerman
Imprint: Black Inc
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 388g
ISBN: 9781760642495
ISBN 10: 1760642495
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 03 August 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Frank Westerman (Author) Frank Westerman is a highly acclaimed Dutch non-fiction writer. His work has been translated into sixteen languages and has received numerous awards, including the Kapuscinski Prize (Poland), the Premio Terzani (Italy) and the Prix du Livre du Re Lel (France). Sam Garrett (Translator) Sam Garrett is an award-winning translator of over thirty novels and works of non-fiction. He is the only translator to have twice won the British Society of Authors' Vondel Prize for Dutch-English translation.