2011, ISBN: 9780511985379

We tend to see history and evolution springing from separate roots, one grounded in the human world and the other in the natural world. Human beings have, however, become probably the mos… More...

We tend to see history and evolution springing from separate roots, one grounded in the human world and the other in the natural world. Human beings have, however, become probably the most powerful species shaping evolution today, and human-caused evolution in other species has probably been the most important force shaping human history. This book introduces readers to evolutionary history, a. We tend to see history and evolution springing from separate roots, one grounded in the human world and the other in the natural world. Human beings have, however, become probably the most powerful species shaping evolution today, and human-caused evolution in other species has probably been the most important force shaping human history. This book introduces readers to evolutionary history, a new field that unites history and biology to create a fuller understanding of the past than either can produce on its own. Evolutionary history can stimulate surprising new hypotheses for any field of history and evolutionary biology. How many art historians would have guessed that sculpture encouraged the evolution of tuskless elephants? How many biologists would have predicted that human poverty would accelerate animal evolution? How many military historians would have suspected that plant evolution would convert a counter-insurgency strategy into a rebel subsidy? With examples from around the globe, this book will help readers see the broadest patterns of history and the details of their own life in a new light. eBooks, Science & Geography~~The Environment~~Social Impact of Environmental Issues, Evolutionary History~~EBook~~9780511985379~~Edmund Russell, , Evolutionary History, Edmund Russell, 9780511985379, Cambridge University Press, 04/11/2011, , , , Cambridge University Press<

ISBN: 9780511985379

We tend to see history and evolution springing from separate roots, one grounded in the human world and the other in the natural world.Human beings have, however, become probably the most… More...

We tend to see history and evolution springing from separate roots, one grounded in the human world and the other in the natural world.Human beings have, however, become probably the most powerful species shaping evolution today, and human-caused evolution in other species has probably been the most important force shaping human history.This book introduces readers to evolutionary history, a new field that unites history and biology to create a fuller understanding of the past than either can produce on its own.Evolutionary history can stimulate surprising new hypotheses for any field of history and evolutionary biology.How many art historians would have guessed that sculpture encouraged the evolution of tuskless elephants?How many biologists would have predicted that human poverty would accelerate animal evolution?How many military historians would have suspected that plant evolution would convert a counter-insurgency strategy into a rebel subsidy?With examples from around the globe, this book will help readers see the broadest patterns of history and the details of their own life in a new light.; PDF; History & Transport > Humanities > History: specific events & topics > Historical geography, Cambridge University Press<

ISBN: 9780511985379

This book introduces a new field that unites history and biology to create a fuller understanding of the past.; EPUB; History & Transport > Humamities > History: specific events & topics … More...

This book introduces a new field that unites history and biology to create a fuller understanding of the past.; EPUB; History & Transport > Humamities > History: specific events & topics > Historical geography, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt<

2011, ISBN: 9780511985379

Uniting History and Biology to Understand Life on Earth, eBooks, eBook Download (PDF), Auflage, [PU: Cambridge University Press], [ED: 1], Cambridge University Press, 2011

2011, ISBN: 9780511985379

Uniting History and Biology to Understand Life on Earth, [ED: 1], Auflage, eBook Download (PDF), eBooks, [PU: Cambridge University Press]