추천의말들어가며/무엇이우리를인간으로만드는가?PART/ONE인간은대형포유류의한종일뿐1장/세침팬지이야기2장/대약진PART/TWO인간의신기한생활사3장/인간의성생활4장/인종의기원5장/우리는왜늙고죽을까?PART/THREE만물의영장6장/언어의신비7장/예술하는동물8장/농업의좋은점과나쁜점9장/우리는왜담배피우고술마시고마약에빠질까?10장/우주라는군중속의고독PART/FOUR세계정복자11장/최후의첫대면12장/얼떨결에정복자가되어13장/흑과백PART/FIVE한순간에허물어지는진보14장/황금기는없었다15장/신세계의전격전과추수감사절16장/두번째구름나오며/아무교훈도얻지못하고아무것도기억하지못하려나?옮긴이의말용어해설