Adam's nose, and the making of humankind
By: Michael Stoddart, University of Tasmania, Australia
Publisher: Imperial College Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Hackensack, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781783265176; 9781783265183
Subjects: Smell; Human evolution
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The enigma of smell; title: An evolutionary perspective; title: How smell works; title: To catching a whiff; title: Making sense of a sense; title: Sex, smell, and Adam; title: The scent of humankind; title: Armpit evolution; title: Incense and perfume; title: Smell and high culture; title: Art and literature; title: Adam's nose and the making of humankind.