Not by genes alone : how culture transformed human evolution / (Record no. 1988)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780226712123 |
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| Classification number | 306 |
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| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Not by genes alone : how culture transformed human evolution / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Peter J Richerson |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Chicago : |
| Name of publisher | University of Chicago Press, |
| Year of publication | 2005. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | ix, 332 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "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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| Topical Term | Social evolution. |
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| Topical Term | Culture -- Origin. |
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| Topical Term | Human evolution. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Robert Boyd |
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| Koha item type | Books |
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| Vigyanpuri Campus | Vigyanpuri Campus | Fiction | 26/10/2021 | 306 RIC | 004590 | 26/10/2021 | Books |