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The third chimpanzee : the evolution and future of the human animal / Jared Diamond.

By: Publication details: New York : HarperCollins, 1992.Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 407 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780060845506
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 573.2 DIA
Contents:
1 Part 1 Just Another Species of Big Mammal p. 11 1 A Tale of Three Chimps p. 15 2 The Great Leap Forward p. 32 Part 2 An Animal with a Strange Life Cycle p. 59 3 The Evolution of Human Sexuality p. 67 4 The Science of Adultery p. 85 5 How We Pick Our Mates and Sex Partners p. 99 6 Sexual Selection, and the Origin of Human Races p. 110 7 Why Do We Grow Old and Die? p. 122 Part 3 Uniquely Human p. 137 8 Bridges to Human Language p. 141 9 Animal Origins of Art p. 168 10 Agriculture's Mixed Blessings p. 180 11 Why Do We Smoke, Drink, and Use Dangerous Drugs? p. 192 12 Alone in a Crowded Universe p. 205 Part 4 World Conquerors p. 217 13 The Last First Contacts p. 223 14 Accidental Conquerors p. 235 15 Horses, Hittites, and History p. 249 16 In Black and White p. 276 Part 5 Reversing Our Progress Overnight p. 311 17 The Golden Age That Never Was p. 317 18 Blitzkrieg and Thanksgiving in the New World p. 339 19 The Second Cloud p. 349 Epilogue: Nothing Learned, and Everything Forgotten? p. 363 Acknowledgments p. 369 Further Readings p. 371 Index p. 393
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1 Part 1 Just Another Species of Big Mammal p. 11 1 A Tale of Three Chimps p. 15 2 The Great Leap Forward p. 32 Part 2 An Animal with a Strange Life Cycle p. 59 3 The Evolution of Human Sexuality p. 67 4 The Science of Adultery p. 85 5 How We Pick Our Mates and Sex Partners p. 99 6 Sexual Selection, and the Origin of Human Races p. 110 7 Why Do We Grow Old and Die? p. 122 Part 3 Uniquely Human p. 137 8 Bridges to Human Language p. 141 9 Animal Origins of Art p. 168 10 Agriculture's Mixed Blessings p. 180 11 Why Do We Smoke, Drink, and Use Dangerous Drugs? p. 192 12 Alone in a Crowded Universe p. 205 Part 4 World Conquerors p. 217 13 The Last First Contacts p. 223 14 Accidental Conquerors p. 235 15 Horses, Hittites, and History p. 249 16 In Black and White p. 276 Part 5 Reversing Our Progress Overnight p. 311 17 The Golden Age That Never Was p. 317 18 Blitzkrieg and Thanksgiving in the New World p. 339 19 The Second Cloud p. 349 Epilogue: Nothing Learned, and Everything Forgotten? p. 363 Acknowledgments p. 369 Further Readings p. 371 Index p. 393