Description: Sarah Hrdy argues that if human babies were to survive in a world of scarce resources, they would need to be cared for, not only by their mothers but also by siblings, aunts, fathers, friends--and, with any luck, grandmothers. Out of this complicated and contingent form of childrearing, says Hrdy, came the human capacity for understanding others.
Brief description: Sarah Blaffer Hrdy is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the University of California, Davis.
Review Quotes: Hrdy's lucid and comprehensively researched book takes us to the heart of what it means to be human.--Camilla Power "Times Higher Education" (5/7/2009 12:00:00 AM)