Description
Book SynopsisScientists, and their research, are often shaped by the prevailing social and political context at the time. Kuljian explores this trend in South Africa and provides fresh insight on the search for human origins - in the fields of palaeoanthropology and genetics - over the past century.
Trade Review"With its unsparing wealth of personal and historical detail, there's nothing else like Darwin's Hunch available." Ian Tattersall, Curator Emeritus, American Museum of Natural History; "Powerful and revealing. Darwin's Hunch is a fantastic read." Xolela Mangcu, Professor of Sociology, University of Cape Town, and author of Biko: A Biography; "Kuljian's writing is astute and insightful, bringing out new dimensions and details throughout." - Saul Dubow, Queen Mary University of London, author of Scientific Racism in Modern South Africa.
Table of ContentsPrologue: The response to Homo Naledi; Part One: Searching for Difference: 1. “The Most Interesting Specimens Were the Natives”; 2. The response to the Taung Child Skull: Born in Africa? “Preposterous”; 3. Race Typology and ‘Specimens of Natural History’;
