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Tamed: Ten Species that Changed our World - Softcover

Roberts, Alice

 
9781786090010: Tamed: Ten Species that Changed our World
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1786090015 ISBN 13: 9781786090010
Verlag: Windmill Books, 2018

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**'A masterpiece of evocative scientific storytelling.' BRIAN COX**

**'Will appeal to fans of Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens'. Mail on Sunday **

The extraordinary story of the species that became our allies.

Dogs became our companions
Wheat fed a booming population
Cattle gave us meat and milk
Maize fuelled the growth of empires
Potatoes brought us feast and famine
Chickens led us to wonder about tomorrow
Rice promised us a golden future
Horses gave us strength and speed
Apples travelled with us
HUMANS TAMED THEM ALL

For hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors depended on wild plants and animals to stay alive – until they began to tame them.

Combining archaeology and cutting-edge genetics, Tamed tells the story of the greatest revolution in human history and reveals the fascinating origins of ten crucial domesticated species; and how they, in turn, transformed us. In a world creaking under the strain of human activity, Alice Roberts urges us to look again at our relationship with the natural world – and our huge influence upon it.

AN ECONOMIST AND MAIL ON SUNDAY 'BOOK OF THE YEAR' 2017

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Alice Roberts is an anthropologist, writer and broadcaster, and is currently Professor of Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham. She has presented several landmark BBC series including The Incredible Human Journey, Origins of Us, Coast and The Celts. Her latest book on evolutionary biology, The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being, was shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize in 2015.

www.alice-roberts.co.uk

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Verlag
Windmill Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2018
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1786090015
ISBN 13 
9781786090010
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
368
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