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Not by genes alone : how culture transformed human evolution / Peter J. Richerson and Robert Boyd.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Richerson, Peter J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social evolution.
- Culture--Origin.
- Culture.
- Human evolution.
- Human behavior.
- Sociobiology.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.
- Summary:
- "Not by Genes Alone argues that Darwin's theory of evolution, usually only applied to biological development, is also behind the cultural development of humans.
- Contents:
- Culture is essential
- Culture exists
- Culture evolves
- Culture is an adaptation
- Culture is maladaptive
- Culture and genes coevolve
- Nothing about culture makes sense except in the light of evolution.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-315) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0226712842
- OCLC:
- 54806438
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