Debating Humankind's Place In Nature 1860-2000 The Nature Of Paleoanthropology

Showing that paleoanthropology is a progressive and dynamic field, this book argues that all debates and hypotheses spring from a single general theory: the theory of biological evolution. It presents the debates and research from 150 scholars in the field, and separates the resolution of these debates through three different time periods: 1860-1890, 1890-1935, and post-1935.Topics include: the history of the field; comparative anatomy; the human fossil record; primate phylogeny; human phylogeny; and the nature of paleoanthropology.A book that will appeal to anyone interested in anthropology, it will also interest historians and others in the social sciences.Delisle, Richard G. is the author of 'Debating Humankind's Place In Nature 1860-2000 The Nature Of Paleoanthropology', published 2006 under ISBN 9780131773905 and ISBN 0131773909.