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• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
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• Release Date : 18 October 2018

A complete account of evolutionary thought in the social, environmental and policy sciences, creating bridges with biology.

• Publisher : Blurb
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• Release Date : 12 May 2024

Anthropology has so far failed to solve the riddle of human evolution. Existing models are unable to account for the scope of the differences that distinguish humans from other animals.

• Publisher : University of Chicago Press
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• Release Date : 20 June 2008

Humans are a striking anomaly in the natural world. While we are similar to other mammals in many ways, our behavior sets us apart. Our unparalleled ability to adapt has

• Publisher : Princeton University Press
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• Release Date : 11 September 2018

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for culture, from the arts and language to science and technology. But how did the human mind—and the uniquely human ability to devise and

• Publisher : Princeton University Press
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• Release Date : 17 October 2017

How our collective intelligence has helped us to evolve and prosper Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild,

• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
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• Release Date : 19 March 2012

This comprehensive introduction to the field of human biology covers all the major areas of the field: genetic variation, variation related to climate, infectious and non-infectious diseases, aging, growth, nutrition,

• Publisher : NYU Press
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• Release Date : 01 December 1995

Reveals a profound understanding of evolutionary biology, and an excellent up-to-date knowledge of human evolution studies. It is not only very well done, but...it is written from a novel

• Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
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• Release Date : 22 December 2004

Oxford presents, in one convenient and coherently organized volume, 20 influential but until now relatively inaccessible articles that form the backbone of Boyd and Richerson's path-breaking work on evolution and culture.

• Publisher : Oxford University Press
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• Release Date : 20 January 2005

The Origin and Evolution of Cultures presents articles based on two notions. That culture is crucial for understanding human behaviour; and that culture is part of biology. Interest in this

• Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
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• Release Date : 27 February 2012

“Does an excellent job of using evolutionary biology to discuss the origins of religion, music, art, and . . . morality.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review A unique trait of the human species is