The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment [signed by Paul Ehrlich]

Ehrlich, Paul R.; Ehrlich, Anne H. [signed by Paul Ehrlich]

ISBN 10: 1597260967 / ISBN 13: 9781597260961

Published by Island Press/Shearwater Books, 2008

About this Item

Hardcover with DJ. Black cloth spine and yellow paper over boards. Silver lettering on the spine. Pictorial DJ in good shape, still glossy. No date on the title page. Copyright page dated 2008, with full number line 10 down to 1. 428 pages. Clean and crisp throughout. This copy signed and inscribed on the front endpaper, 'To Dan Martin a true hero of the environmental movement, with warmest regards and thanks, Paul Ehrlich.' Dan Martin was the director of Environmental Programs at the MacArthur Foundations and the Moore Foundations, as well as a climate scientist and activist himself. A nice association copy. Please email with questions or to request photos. If you see a photo beside this listing, please be aware that it s an ABE Stock Photo (whatever that is) and not a photo of this book (although they sometimes get right). Oversized and overweight books will require extra shipping for safe delivery.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment [signed by Paul Ehrlich]
• Publisher: Island Press/Shearwater Books
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1597260967
• ISBN 13: 9781597260961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

In humanity’s more than 100,000 year history, we have evolved from vulnerable creatures clawing sustenance from Earth to a sophisticated global society manipulating every inch of it. In short, we have become the dominant animal. Why, then, are we creating a world that threatens our own species? What can we do to change the current trajectory toward more climate change, increased famine, and epidemic disease?
 
Renowned Stanford scientists Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich believe that intelligently addressing those questions depends on a clear understanding of how we evolved and how and why we’re changing the planet in ways that darken our descendants’ future. The Dominant Animal arms readers with that knowledge, tracing the interplay between environmental change and genetic and cultural evolution since the dawn of humanity. In lucid and engaging prose, they describe how Homo sapiens adapted to their surroundings, eventually developing the vibrant cultures, vast scientific knowledge, and technological wizardry we know today.
 
But the Ehrlichs also explore the flip side of this triumphant story of innovation and conquest. As we clear forests to raise crops and build cities, lace the continents with highways, and create chemicals never before seen in nature, we may be undermining our own supremacy. The threats of environmental damage are clear from the daily headlines, but the outcome is far from destined. Humanity can again adapt—if we learn from our evolutionary past.
 
Those lessons are crystallized in The Dominant Animal. Tackling the fundamental challenge of the human predicament, Paul and Anne Ehrlich offer a vivid and unique exploration of our origins, our evolution, and our future.

About the Author

Paul R. Ehrlich is Bing Professor of Population Studies and professor of biology at Stanford University and a fellow of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics. The author of Human Natures, The Population Bomb, and many other books, he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a recipient of numerous international honors, including the Crafoord Prize and the MacArthur “genius award.”

Anne H. Ehrlich is affiliated with Stanford's Biology Department and Center for Conservation Biology, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has served on the board of the Sierra Club and other conservation organizations, has coauthored more than ten books with her husband, and is a recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement and the United Nations Environment Programme/Sasakawa Environment Prize.