In The Orce Man: Controversy, Media and Politics in Human Origins Research, Miquel Carandell presents a thrilling story of a controversy on an Spanish "First European" that involved scientists, politicians and newspapers. In the early 1980s, with Spanish democracy in its beginnings, the Orce bone was transformed from a famous human ancestor to an apparently ridiculous donkey remain. With a chronological narrative, this book is not centered on whether the bone was human or not, but on the circumstances that made a certain claim credible or not, from both the scientific community and the general public. Carandell's analysis draws on the thin line that separates success from failure and the role of media and politics in the controversy.
- ISBN10 9004431497
- ISBN13 9789004431492
- Publish Date 3 December 2020 (first published 30 November 2020)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country NL
- Imprint Brill
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 252
- Language English
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