Humans [electronic resource]
Sawyer, Robert J.2014
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In this Hugo-nominated novel, Neanderthal physicist Ponter Boddit brings Canadian geneticist Mary Vaughan back to his world to explore the near-utopian civilization of the Neanderthals. Boddit serves as a Candide figure, the naive visitor whose ignorance about our society makes him a perfect tool to analyze human tendencies toward violence, over-population, and environmental degradation. The Neanderthals have developed a highly artistic, ethical, and scientific culture without ever inventing farming - they're still hunters and gatherers - and this allows the author to make some interesting and generally unrecognized points about the downside of the discovery of agriculture.BONUS AUDIO: Author Robert J. Sawyer explains why one particular chapter of Humans is his very favorite.
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[Place of publication not identified] : Bolinda/Audible audio, 2014
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1 online resource (1 audio file)
Series:
The Neanderthal Parallax ; 2
ISBN:
9781489317605
Language:
English
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BRN:
2734001