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In The Improbable Primate, Clive Finlayson gives a provocative view of human evolution, arguing that the critical factor that shaped us was water. Questioning current accounts of tools and our spread from Africa, he presents an ecological viewpoint.

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Finlayson writes in a dry, clear, scholarly style which somehow accentuates the sheer improbability of humanity's long journey * Brandon Robshaw, Independent on Sunday *

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PREFACE

The Improbable Primate

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    Publisher: Oxford University Press
    Publication Date: 21/01/2016
    ISBN13: 9780198743897, 978-0198743897
    ISBN10: 0198743890
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    Evolution / Evolutionary biology Human biology Popular science

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    In The Improbable Primate, Clive Finlayson gives a provocative view of human evolution, arguing that the critical factor that shaped us was water. Questioning current accounts of tools and our spread from Africa, he presents an ecological viewpoint.

    Trade Review
    Finlayson writes in a dry, clear, scholarly style which somehow accentuates the sheer improbability of humanity's long journey * Brandon Robshaw, Independent on Sunday *

    Table of Contents
    PREFACE

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