| Description |
xiii, 226 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Translation of Choisir d'etre humain. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Foreword: Conveying French into English -- 1. Stability and adaptability of humankind: Old world and new world -- The saga of the human species -- The races of man -- Biological Freudianism -- Social adaptations -- 2. Choosing to be human: The bestiality of the human species -- The humanness of the human species -- Individualism and collectivity -- Humanity and the beast -- 3. The past in the present: The cave and the horizon -- Cities old and new -- The clan and the stranger -- Life in the city -- Crowds and machines -- Hauts Lieux and monuments -- 4. At home on Earth: Yesterday's future shock -- The camp and the open road -- Ulysses and the American frontier -- Technologic Utopia -- The incarnations of humankind -- Revolutions and resurrection -- 5. On the pleasures of being human: The diversity of human life -- Pluralism and the world order -- Adventure and fantasy -- Joie de Vivre and happiness. |
| Subject |
Social evolution.
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Human evolution.
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| Added Title |
Choisir d'être humain. English
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| ISBN |
0684139014 |
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