Ian Tattersall, Peter Nevraumont

Hoax: A History of Deception

5,000 Years of Fakes, Forgeries, and Fallacies

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An enthralling exploration of the most audacious and underhanded deceptions in the history of mankind, from sacred relics to financial schemes to fake art, music, and identities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 197mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 920g
• ISBN-13: 9780316503723
• ISBN-10: 031650372X
• Artikelnr.: 48812112

Autorenporträt

Ian Tattersall, PhD, is Curator Emeritus in the Division of Anthropology of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where he co-curates the Spitzer Hall of Human Origins. He is the acknowledged leader of the human fossil record, and has won several awards, including the Institute of Human Origins Lifetime Achievement Award. Tattersall has appeared on Charlie Rose and NPR's Science Friday, and has written for Scientific American and Archaeology. He's been widely cited by the media, including the New York Times, BBC, MSNBC, and National Geographic. Tattersall is the author of Masters of the Planet, which the Atlantic calls "quietly magnificent," among other titles. He lives in New York City. Peter N. NÃ(c)aumont has produced a number of award-winning natural history book and worked with some of the world's leading scientists, including Meave Leakey, Niles Eldredge, Stephen J. Gould, and Donald Johanson. He lives in New York City.