| Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory: Second Edition Contributor(s): Delson, Eric (Editor), Tattersall, Ian (Editor), Van Couvering, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0815316968 ISBN-13: 9780815316961 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $403.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1999 Annotation: This second edition offers more than 200 new entries covering the latest fossil finds and cutting-edge theories. In addition, all prior entries have been updated, including more than 200 that have been heavily revised and expanded to reflect new developments and discoveries in the field. With a total of more than 800 A-Z entries written by fifty-four internationally recognized scholars, "Encyclopedia of Human Evolution and Prehistory" is widely recognized as a standard in the field, providing the most complete context possible for understanding the 65-million-year story of humankind's origins. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Science | Life Sciences - Evolution - Medical |
| Dewey: 599.938 |
| LCCN: 99-045824 |
| Physical Information: 1.67" H x 8.87" W x 11.3" (4.60 lbs) 802 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Praise for the first edition: "The most up-to-date and wide-ranging encyclopedia work on human evolution available."--American Reference Books Annual "For student, researcher, and teacher...the most complete source of basic information on the subject."--Nature "A comprehensive and authoritative source, filling a unique niche...essential to academic libraries...important for large public libraries." --Booklist/RBB |