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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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      Science & Nature 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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