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Was exchange an early agent of human evolution or is it merely a de novo artifact of modern civilisation? Here, Haim Ofek explores the impact of market forces on human evolution, from the feed-as-you-go strategy typical of primates to the development of agriculture and the domestication of fire.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ofek, Haim, 1936-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Temas:
Human evolution.
Economics, Prehistoric.
Commerce, Prehistoric.
Economic history.
Êtres humains > Évolution.
Économie préhistorique.
Commerce préhistorique.
Histoire économique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Commerce, Prehistoric
Economic history
Economics, Prehistoric
Human evolution
Mensch
Evolution
Wirtschaft
Fysische antropologie.
Evolutietheorie.
Menselijke natuur.
Economische aspecten.
Homme > Évolution.
Samfundsvidenskab > Sociologi.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Exchange in human and nonhuman societies
  • Classical economics and classical Darwinism
  • Evolutionary implications of division of labor
  • The feeding ecology
  • The origins of nepotistic exchange
  • The origins of market exchange
  • Baboon speciation vs human speciation
  • Tool making and food sharing
  • The global environment
  • The Upper Paleolithic and other creative explosions
  • The rise of agriculture.

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