Unveiling Man's Origins (Routledge Revivals): Ten Decades of Thought About Human Evolution

by L. S. B. Leakey, Vanne Morris Goodall

Overview

Originally published in 1969, the aim of this book is to tell the story of the major discoveries which have been made and the attitude of the world at large to these discoveries during the ten decades since Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859. For anyone interested in man's past and in understanding the significance of each new discovery relating to human evolution, this reissue will be of great value.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317831228
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/03/2014
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	206
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

L. S. B. Leakey, Vanne Morris Goodall

Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; Notes on certain terms used; General Note; Part I The Background; Chapter I Prelude to the Science of Prehistory; Chapter II 1800–1859; Part II The Ten Decades; Chapter III 1860–1869; Chapter IV 1870–1879; Chapter V 1880–1889; Chapter VI 1890–1899; Chapter VII 1900–1909; Chapter VIII 1910–1919; Chapter IX 1920–1929; Chapter X 1930–1939; Chapter XI 1940–1949; Chapter XII 1950–1959; Part III The Present; Chapter XIII 1960–1968; epilogue Epilogue; postscript Postscript;