Transcendence : How humans evolved through fire, language, beauty, and time / Gaia Vince.
What enabled us to go from simple stone tools to smartphones? How did bands of hunter-gatherers evolve into multinational empires? Readers of Sapiens will say a cognitive revolution -- a dramatic evolutionary change that altered our brains, turning primitive humans into modern ones -- caused a cultural explosion. In Transcendence, Gaia Vince argues instead that modern humans are the product of a nuanced coevolution of our genes, environment, and culture that goes back into deep time. She explains how, through four key elements -- fire, language, beauty, and time -- our species diverged from the evolutionary path of all other animals, unleashing a compounding process that launched us into the Space Age and beyond. Provocative and poetic, Transcendence shows how a primate took dominion over nature and turned itself into something marvelous.
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- ISBN: 9780465094905
- ISBN: 0465094902
- Physical Description: 335 pages; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Perseus Books Group, 2020.
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Subject: | Evolution Adult > Nonfiction. Culture Cultural anthropology > Adult > Nonfiction. Civilization > Adult > Nonfiction. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | 570 VINCE 2020 (Text) | 0001002341459 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
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