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People's Peking Man

Sigrid Schmalzer

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Description:In the 1920s an international team of scientists and miners unearthed the richest evidence of human evolution the world had ever seen: Peking Man. After the communist revolution of 1949, Peking Man became a prominent figure in the movement to bring science to the people. In a new state with twin goals of crushing OC superstitionOCO and establishing a socialist society, the story of human evolution was the first lesson in Marxist philosophy offered to the masses. At the same time, even MaoOCOs populist commitment to mass participation in science failed to account for the power of popular cultureOCorepresented most strikingly in legends about the Bigfoot-like Wild ManOCoto reshape ideas about human nature."The PeopleOCOs Peking Man "is a skilled social history of twentieth-century Chinese paleoanthropology and a compelling culturalOCoand at times comparativeOCohistory of assumptions and debates about what it means to be human. By focusing on issues that push against the boundaries of science and politics, "The PeopleOCOs Peking Man "offers an innovative approach to modern Chinese history and the history of science. a"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with People's Peking Man. To get started finding People's Peking Man, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 368

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Not Avail

Release: 2014

ISBN: 0226738612

Description: In the 1920s an international team of scientists and miners unearthed the richest evidence of human evolution the world had ever seen: Peking Man. After the communist revolution of 1949, Peking Man became a prominent figure in the movement to bring science to the people. In a new state with twin goals of crushing OC superstitionOCO and establishing a socialist society, the story of human evolution was the first lesson in Marxist philosophy offered to the masses. At the same time, even MaoOCOs populist commitment to mass participation in science failed to account for the power of popular cultureOCorepresented most strikingly in legends about the Bigfoot-like Wild ManOCoto reshape ideas about human nature."The PeopleOCOs Peking Man "is a skilled social history of twentieth-century Chinese paleoanthropology and a compelling culturalOCoand at times comparativeOCohistory of assumptions and debates about what it means to be human. By focusing on issues that push against the boundaries of science and politics, "The PeopleOCOs Peking Man "offers an innovative approach to modern Chinese history and the history of science. a"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with People's Peking Man. To get started finding People's Peking Man, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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