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Cultural evolution : conceptual challenges / Tim Lewens.
LIBRA HM626 .L49 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lewens, Tim, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social evolution.
- Culture--Philosophy.
- Culture.
- Social change.
- Physical Description:
- x, 205 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Contents:
- 1 What is Cultural Evolutionary Theory? 7
- 2 The Kinetic Theory of Culture 25
- 3 'Culture is Information' 44
- 4 Human Nature in Theory 61
- 5 Human Nature in Practice 81
- 6 The Perils of Cultural Models 103
- 7 Populations, People, and Power 132
- 8 Cultural Adaptationism 147
- 9 Eclectic Evolution: The Case of the Emotions 168.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199674183
- 0199674183
- OCLC:
- 907177996
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