Genes, memes and human history : Darwinian archaeology and cultural evolution /
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| Author / Creator: | Shennan, Stephen. |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2003. |
| Description: | 304 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4835980 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Introduction: Why Darwinian Archaeology?
- 2. Behavioural Ecology: The Evolutionary Study of Behaviour
- 3. Culture as an Evolutionary System
- 4. The Evolutionary Archaeology of Cultural Traditions
- 5. Human Life Histories and their Population Consequences
- 6. The Archaeology of Getting a Living: Long-Term Patterns in the Human Exploitation of Resources
- 7. Male-Female Relations in Evolutionary Perspective: The Role of Sexual Selection
- 8. The History of Social Contracts and the Evolution of Property
- 9. Competition, Cooperation and Warfare: The Role of Group Selection
- 10. History, Adaptation and Self-Organization
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Sources of Illustrations
- Index
