Ecological-evolutionary theory : principles and applications /
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| Author / Creator: | Lenski, Gerhard, 1924- |
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| Imprint: | Boulder, Colo. : Paradigm Publishers, c2005. |
| Description: | xv, 253 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5675774 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Evolutionary theory : an introduction
- 2. Problem and method
- 3. The biological foundations of human societies
- 4. Determinants of the characteristics of individual societies : the independent variables
- 5. Characteristics of sets of societies
- 6. Characteristics of the global system of societies
- 7. Ecological-evolutionary theory and its alternatives : a comparison
- 8. The origins and early development of ancient Israel
- 9. The rise of the West
- 10. Trajectories of development among societies / Gerhard Lenski and Patrick D. Nolan
- 11. An experiment that failed
- 12. Retrospect and prospect.