We, Hominids
Frank Westerman, translated by Sam Garrett
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A roving philosophical field trip into what makes us human
In We, Hominids, one of Holland’s greatest non-fiction writers hunts down answers to anthropology’s most fundamental questions: Who are we? What makes us different from animals? With an ancient skull as his starting point, he travels the globe, tracing the search for the first human being – the missing link between humans and apes. The result is a compelling mixture of reportage, travelogue and essay.
Westerman discovers a plethora of origin hypotheses; introduces us to the world of skull hunters, leading experts in our fossil ancestry; and critically reviews the work of illustrious anthropologists. He examines the influence of new DNA technology and the rise of female scientists. The search for the first human picks at the dividing line between normalcy and anomaly. Any description of who we are and where we come from is coloured by the zeitgeist. The constantly changing theories of human evolution show that we are doomed to continuously review what we think we know. Still, Westerman emphasises the importance of evidence: “The facts cling to me and I cling to the facts. I will continue to pick them up, turn them around and illuminate them with the headlamp of my imagination.”
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Rights held: world English-langauge
Endorsements
“This is Sapiens behind the scenes: exciting, shocking and real.” —Dr. JoseÅL Joordens, Naturalis
“Overwhelming, dazzling” —Joep van Ruiten, Dagblad van het Noorden
Author Biography
FRANK WESTERMAN is a highly acclaimed Dutch non-fiction writer. His work has been translated into sixteen languages and has received numerous awards, including the Kapuściński Prize (Poland), the Premio Terzani (Italy) and the Prix du Livre du ReÅLel (France).
SAM GARRETT is an award-winning translator of over thirty novels and works of non-fiction. He is the only translator to have twice won the British Society of Authors’ Vondel Prize for Dutch–English translation.
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- Publisher Black Inc.
- Publication Date August 2021
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781760642495
- Publication Country or regionAustralia
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 32.99 AUD
- Pages284
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusUnpublished
- Dimensions234 x 153 mm
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