Not by genes alone : how culture transformed human evolution

The Resource Not by genes alone : how culture transformed human evolution
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Not by genes alone : how culture transformed human evolution
Title remainder
how culture transformed human evolution
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Peter J. Richerson and Robert Boyd
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Language
eng
Summary
"Not by Genes Alone offers a radical interpretation of human evolution, arguing that our ecological dominance and our singular social systems stem from a psychology uniquely adapted to create complex culture. Richerson and Boyd illustrate here that culture is neither superorganic nor the handmaiden of the genes. Rather, it is essential to human adaptation, as much a part of human biology as bipedal locomotion. Drawing on work in the fields of anthropology, political science, sociology, and economics - and building their case with such examples as kayaks, corporations, clever knots, and yams that require twelve men to carry them - Richerson and Boyd demonstrate that culture and biology are inextricably linked, and they show us how to think about their interaction in a way that yields a richer understanding of human nature."--Jacket
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DLC
Dewey number
306
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illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
GN360
LC item number
.R5 2005
Literary form
non fiction
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bibliography

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