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Synopsis
In a work of painstaking and wide-ranging scholarship, backed up by fieldwork among the Kalahari hunter-gatherers, Louis Liebenberg explains how the art of tracking represents a crucial step in human evolution. Liebenberg examines the principles of tracking, and the classification and interpretation of spoor under difficult conditions. He also shows how the original speculative hypotheses of early hunter-gatherers have a direct line to the propositions of modern physicists who 'track' sub-atomic particles. In the book, the author argues that the art of tracking involves the same intellectual and creative abilities as physics and mathematics, and may therefore represent the origin of science itself. The book has been hailed as a real contribution to our understanding of the complexity involved in the process by which indigenous peoples track and hunt animals. It is insightful, detailed and well articulated.
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About the Author
In addition to being an author to various books, LOUIS LIEBENBERG is the Managing Director at CyberTracker Conservation and the Chief Executive Director at CyberTracker Software. He is also an environmental expert, researcher and tracking consultant for South African National Parks and private nature reserves. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa. His other book with David Philip is A Field Guide to the Animal Tracks of Southern Africa.
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The Art of Tracking, the Origin of Science
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David Phillip Publishing, 1990
ISBN 10: 0864861311
ISBN 13: 9780864861313
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The Art of Tracking, the Origin of Science
Published by
David Phillip Publishing, 1990
ISBN 10: 0864861311
ISBN 13: 9780864861313
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Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. ** First Edition **; Good++; Hardcover; Covers are still glossy with a few light scratches; Couple small spots of foxing to the right textblock edge, otherwise unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and text pages are all clean and unmarked; Excellent binding; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 0.8 lbs; Yellow covers with illustration of man shooting bow & title in black lettering; 1990, David Phillip Publishing; 192 pages; "The Art of Tracking, the Origin of Science," by Louis Liebenberg. Seller Inventory # SKU-0033AL07104085
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