River Out of Eden - Softcover

Dawkins, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857994051 ISBN 13: 9781857994056

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group, 2001

Synopsis

In this re-issued paperback Richard Dawkins presents a modern understanding of human evolution based on Darwinian theory. 'Dawkins writes beautifully and clearly, navigating you through subjects like genetics, that you may have despaired of ever understanding' - Guardian.

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Review:

Nearly a century and a half after Charles Darwin formulated it, the theory of evolution is still the subject of considerable debate. Oxford scientist Richard Dawkins is among Darwin's chief defenders, and an able one indeed-- witty, literate, capable of turning a beautiful phrase. In River Out of Eden he introduces general readers to some fairly abstract problems in evolutionary biology, gently guiding us through the tangles of mitochondrial DNA and the survival-of-the- fittest ethos. (Superheroes need not apply: Dawkins writes, "The genes that survive . . . will be the ones that are good at surviving in the average environment of the species.") Dawkins argues for the essential unity of humanity, noting that "we are much closer cousins of one another than we normally realize, and we have many fewer ancestors than simple calculations suggest."

About the Author:

Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist renowned throughout the world. He was educated at Oxford and taught zoology before becoming the first holder of the Charles Simonyi Chair of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, in 1995. His previous books rank among the most influential intellectual works of our time. They include THE SELFISH GENE (1976), RIVER OUT OF EDEN (1995), and UNWEAVING THE RAINBOW (1999).

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1857994051
• ISBN 13: 9781857994056
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 196