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In his new book The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack, human paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall argues that a long tradition of "human exceptionalism" in paleoanthropology has distorted the picture of human evolution. Drawing partly on his own career--from young scientist in awe of his elders to crotchety elder statesman--Tattersall offers an idiosyncratic look at the competitive world of paleoanthropology, beginning with Charles Darwin 150 years ago, and continuing through the Leakey dynasty in Africa, and concluding with the latest astonishing findings in the Caucasus. The book's title refers to the 1856 discovery of a clearly very old skull cap in Germany's Neander Valley. The possessor had a brain as large as a modern human, but a heavy low braincase with a prominent brow ridge. Scientists tried hard to explain away the inconvenient possibility that this was not actually our direct relative. One extreme interpretation suggested that the preserved leg bones were curved by both rickets, and by a life on horseback. The pain of the unfortunate individual's affliction had caused him to chronically furrow his brow in agony, leading to the excessive development of bone above the eye sockets. The subsequent history of human evolutionary studies is full of similarly fanciful interpretations. With tact and humor, Tattersall concludes that we are not the perfected products of natural processes, but instead the result of substantial doses of random happenstance.

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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
1137278897
ISBN-13
9781137278890
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Book Title
Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack : and Other Cautionary Tales from Human Evolution
Author
Ian Tattersall
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Life Sciences / Evolution, Anthropology / General, Paleontology
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Science, Social Science
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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9.4in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
14.8 Oz

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Gn281.T374 2015
Reviews
Traces the contingencies, false starts, and diversity of opinions that have characterized the intellectual history of paleoanthropology from Darwin to today...History, Tattersall reminds us, defines who we think we are., An opinionated, authoritative, and delightfully provocative account of efforts to make sense of human fossil discoveries., "An opinionated, authoritative, and delightfully provocative account of efforts to make sense of human fossil discoveries." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Though "a very personal account," this is superb science history." -- Booklist (starred review) "Highlights the controversial ideas and colorful personalities that have shaped paleoanthropology and given rise to our current understanding of how we became human." -- Scientific American "Outlines the history of thought on human evolution clearly and insightfully...an interesting critical evaluation of how palaeoanthropology has developed." -- Nature "Traces the contingencies, false starts, and diversity of opinions that have characterized the intellectual history of paleoanthropology from Darwin to today...History, Tattersall reminds us, defines who we think we are." -- Science "One of the most engaging and thought-provoking books on human evolution of recent times." --Simon Underdown, Times Higher Education, Outlines the history of thought on human evolution clearly and insightfully...an interesting critical evaluation of how palaeoanthropology has developed., Praise for Masters of the Planet:"Quietly magnificent"-The Atlantic, runner-up for the best book of 2012"An authoritative snapshot of the ongoing struggle to understand our evolutionary past."-Financial Times, Highlights the controversial ideas and colorful personalities that have shaped paleoanthropology and given rise to our current understanding of how we became human., "An opinionated, authoritative, and delightfully provocative account of efforts to make sense of human fossil discoveries." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Though "a very personal account," this is superb science history." -- Booklist (starred review) "Highlights the controversial ideas and colorful personalities that have shaped paleoanthropology and given rise to our current understanding of how we became human." -- Scientific American "Outlines the history of thought on human evolution clearly and insightfully...an interesting critical evaluation of how palaeoanthropology has developed." -- Nature "Traces the contingencies, false starts, and diversity of opinions that have characterized the intellectual history of paleoanthropology from Darwin to today...History, Tattersall reminds us, defines who we think we are." -- Science "One of the most engaging and thought-provoking books on human evolution of recent times." --Simon Underdown, Times Higher Education
Table of Content
Preface Prologue: Lemurs and the Delights of Fieldwork Chapter 1: Humankind's Place in Nature Chapter 2: People Get a Fossil Record Chapter 3: Neanderthals and Man-Apes Chapter 4: The Synthesis and Handy Man Chapter 5: Evolutionary Refinements Chapter 6: The Gilded Age Chapter 7: Meanwhile, Back at the Museum . . . Chapter 8: Turkana, the Afar, and Dmanisi Chapter 9: Molecules and Midgets Chapter 10: Neanderthals, DNA, and Creativity Epilogue: Why Does It Matter How We Evolved? Notes and Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2015
Lccn
2014-038032
Dewey Decimal
599.93/8
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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