Rethinking social evolution : the perspective from middle-range societies /

"Rethinking Social Evolution is a wide-ranging exploration of how language and increased cognitive abilities constitute the motor of social evolution. Drawing on a wide range of ethnographic case studies, Jerome Rousseau offers a better understanding of how modern societies continue to transfor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rousseau, Jérôme
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Social evolution > Case studies.
Social systems > Case studies.
Indigenous peoples > Social life and customs.
Indians of North America > Social life and customs.
Social evolution.
Social systems.
Social systems > Growth.
Cultural Evolution
Évolution sociale.
Évolution sociale > Études de cas.
Systèmes sociaux.
Systèmes sociaux > Croissance.
Autochtones > Mœurs et coutumes.
Peuples autochtones > Amérique du Nord > Mœurs et coutumes.
Systèmes sociaux > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Rethinking Social Evolution is a wide-ranging exploration of how language and increased cognitive abilities constitute the motor of social evolution. Drawing on a wide range of ethnographic case studies, Jerome Rousseau offers a better understanding of how modern societies continue to transform themselves and shows that societies are the result of choices by people who both collaborate and compete."--Jacket.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 291 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-286).
ISBN:9780773560185
0773560181

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