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First Edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 334 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The origin of upright walking. How we walk ; T. rex, the Carolina Butcher, and the first bipeds ; "How the human stood upright" and other just-so stories about bipedalism ; Lucy's ancestors ; Ardi and the River Gods -- Becoming human. Ancient footprints ; Many ways to talk a mile ; Hominins on the move ; Migration to Middle Earth -- Walk of life. Baby steps ; Birth and bipedalism ; Gail differences and what they mean ; Myokines and the cost of immobility ; Why walking helps us think ; Of ostrich feet and knee replacements -- Conclusion: The emphatic ape. |
| Summary |
A Dartmouth anthropologist whose team discovered two ancient human species explores how our evolution toward bipedalism rendered us dominant, innovative, more compassionate, and more susceptible to health problems. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-324) and index. |
| Summary |
Human are the only mammals to walk on two rather than four legs, a locomotion known as bipedalism. This has its drawbacks: giving birth is more difficult; our running speed is much slower than that of other animals; and we suffer ailments from hernias to scoliosis. DeSilva explores how unusual and extraordinary this seemingly everyday ability is-- and shows how upright walking is a gateway to many of the other attributes that make us human. -- adapted from jacket |
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Human evolution.
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Bipedalism.
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Human beings -- Origin.
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Bipedalism. (OCoLC)fst00832861
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Human beings -- Origin.
(OCoLC)fst00962855
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Human evolution. (OCoLC)fst00963030
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HISTORY / Civilization.
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SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Physical.
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| ISBN |
9780062938497 (hardcover) |
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0062938495 (hardcover) |
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