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Book SynopsisPictorial reconstructions of ancient human ancestors have twin purposes: to make sense of shared ancestry and to bring prehistory to life. Stephanie Moser analyzes the close relationship between representations of the past and theories about human...
Trade ReviewA well-illustrated look at the quest for our own genesis.
* College and Research Libraries News *
Moser introduces a new element: the impact of visual imagery in the domain of science. Moser argues, quite correctly, that visual images play a far more influential role in shaping thought than written texts.... Scientists as well as humanists and social scientists should all read this book.
-- Joan M. Vastokas, Trent Univeristy * Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology *
Moser makes a strong argument for the enduring nature of long-held visual icons in the depiction of early humans. Recommended for undergraduate and graduate collections.
* Choice *
What a delight to browse through this carefully prepared, beautifully illustrated volume!... This is altogether a fine volume, breathing visual life into this too-often-neglected aspect of scientific communication.
* American Scientist *
